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Product Identifiers
PublisherCengage Learning
ISBN-101337099821
ISBN-139781337099820
eBay Product ID (ePID)235059483
Product Key Features
Number of Pages592 Pages
Publication NameIntroduction to Physical Anthropology
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2017
SubjectGeneral, Anthropology / Physical, Anthropology / General
FeaturesRevised
TypeTextbook
AuthorWenda Trevathan, Lynn Kilgore, Robert Jurmain, Russell L. Ciochon, Eric Bartelink
Subject AreaSocial Science
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height10.9 in
Item Weight44.9 Oz
Item Length1 in
Item Width8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number15
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2016-947229
Dewey Edition21
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal599.9
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
Table Of Content1. Introduction to Physical Anthropology.2. The Development of Evolutionary Theory.3. The Biological Basis of Life.4. Heredity and Evolution.5. Macroevolution: Processes of Vertebrate and Mammalian Evolution.6. Survey of the Living Primates.7. Primate Behavior.8. Overview of the Fossil Primates.9. Paleoanthropology: Reconstructing Early Hominin Behavior and Ecology.10. Hominin Origins in Africa.11. The First Dispersal of the Genus Homo: Homo Erectus and Contemporaries.12. Premodern Humans.13. The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans.14. Modern Human Biology: Patterns of Variation.15. Modern Human Biology: Patterns of Adaptation.16. Legacies of Human Evolutionary History: Effects on the Human Life Course.17. The Human Disconnection.Appendix A. Atlas of Primate Skeletal Anatomy.Appendix B. Sexing and Aging the Skeleton.
SynopsisINTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY brings the study of physical anthropology to life! With a focus on the big picture of human evolution, the 15th Edition helps you master the basic principles of the subject and arrive at an understanding of the human species and its place in the biological world. Each chapter begins with new Student Learning Objectives and a chapter outline to help you focus your study time. Each chapter then ends with an expanded section of "How Do We Know?", followed by a critical thinking question, designed to help cement your understanding of the concepts., INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY brings the study of physical anthropology to life With a focus on the big picture of human evolution, the 15th Edition helps you master the basic principles of the subject and arrive at an understanding of the human species and its place in the biological world. Each chapter begins with new Student Learning Objectives and a chapter outline to help you focus your study time. Each chapter then ends with an expanded section of "How Do We Know?", followed by a critical thinking question, designed to help cement your understanding of the concepts.