 Principles of Human Evolution, 2nd Edition
ISBN: 978-0-632-04704-8
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576 pages
January 2004, Wiley-Blackwell
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Part I: The Framework Of Human Evolution:.
1. The Growth Of The Evolutionary Perspective:.
Man’s Place In Nature.
Establishing The Link Between Humans And Apes: Historical Views.
Human Evolution As Narrative And Explanation.
2. The Principles Of Evolutionary Theory:.
The Fundamentals Of Evolutionary Theory.
Modern Evolutionary Theory: The Development Of Neo-Darwinism And The Power Of Natural Selection.
3. Pattern And Process In Evolution:.
From Micro To Macro Evolution: Debates In Modern Evolutionary Theory.
The Physical Context Of Evolution.
Extinction And Patterns Of Evolution.
4. The Geological Context:.
Dating Methods.
Science Of Burial.
5. The Systematic Context:.
Systematics.
Molecular Systematics.
6. Human Evolution In Comparative Perspective:.
Primate Heritage.
The Comparative Perspective.
Bodies, Size, And Shape.
Bodies, Brains, And Energy.
7. Reconstructing Behavior:.
Bodies, Behavior, And Social Structure.
Nonhuman Models Of Early Hominin Behavior.
Part II: Early Hominin Evolution:.
8. Apes, Hominins, And Humans: Morphology, Molecules, And Fossils:.
Morphology And Molecules: A History Of Conflict.
Evolution Of The Catarrhines – The Context Of Hominin Origin.
9. Searching For The First Hominins:.
The Earliest Hominins.
Bipedalism.
10. The Ape-Like Hominins:.
The Australopithecines.
11. Origins Of Homo:.
The Genus Homo.
Hominin Relationships.
12. Behavior And Evolution Of Early Hominins:.
Early Tool Technologies.
The Pattern Of Early Hominin Evolution.
13. Africa And Beyond - The Evolution Of Homo:.
Evolutionary Patterns.
New Technologies.
Hunter Or Scavenger.
Part III: Later Hominin Evolution:.
14. The Origin Of Modern Humans: Background And Fossil Evidence:.
Background For The Evolution Of Modern Humans.
Competing Hypotheses For Modern Human Origins.
Chronological Evidence.
The Question Of Regional Continuity.
15. The Origin Of Modern Humans: Genetic Evidence:.
The Impact Of Molecular Evolutionary Genetics.
Recent Developments.
16. The Origin Of Modern Humans: Archeology, Behavior, And Evolutionary Process:.
Archeological Evidence.
Regional Patterns In The Archeology.
Towards An Integrated Model Of Modern Human Origins.
17. Evolution Of The Brain, Intelligence, And Culture:.
Encephalization.
Cultural Evolution.
18. Language And Symbolism:.
The Evolution Of Language.
Art In Prehistory.
19. New Worlds, Old Worlds:.
Completing Colonization.
The First Villagers.
The Human Evolutionary Heritage.
References.
