Human evolution : a very short introduction / Bernard Wood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wood, Bernard A.

Series:

Very short introductions ; 142.

Very short introductions ; 142

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Evolution (Biology).

Human evolution.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (131 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.

Summary:

This introduction traces the history of paleoanthropology from its beginnings in the 18th century to the latest fossil finds. It concentrates on the fossil evidence for human evolution making reference to the relevant archaeological evidence when appropriate.

Contents:

Cover Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

List of illustrations

List of tables

1 Introduction

2 Finding our place

3 Fossil hominins: their discovery and context

4 Fossil hominins: analysis and interpretation

5 Early hominins: possible and probable

6 Archaic and transitional hominins

7 Pre-modern Homo

8 Modern Homo

Timeline of thought and science relevant to human origins and evolution

Further reading

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-76270-5

1-4294-9201-5

0-19-151673-2

OCLC:

437109326