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Connect Online Access for Physical Anthropology

12th Edition
126068752X · 9781260687521
Physical Anthropology, has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the latest analyses, fossil finds, and discoveries in the field of physical anthropology.  This full-color text examines human evolution and biology through photos, illustrati… Read More
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Preface 
About the Authors 
Acknowledgments 
List of Boxes 


Chapter 1 INVESTIGATING THE NATURE OF HUMANKIND 
Chapter 2 THE STUDY OF HEREDITY 
Chapter 3 THE MODERN STUDY OF HUMAN GENETICS
Chapter 4 POPULATION GENETICS 
Chapter 5 NATURAL SELECTION AND THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES 
Chapter 6 PEOPLE’S PLACE IN NATURE 
Chapter 7 THE LIVING PRIMATES 
Chapter 8 COMPARATIVE STUDIES: ANATOMY AND GENETICS 
Chapter 9 NONHUMAN PRIMATE BEHAVIOR 
Chapter 10 HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN PERSPECTIVE 
Chapter 11 THE RECORD OF THE PAST 
Chapter 12 THE EARLY PRIMATE FOSSIL RECORD AND THE ORIGINS OF THE HOMININS 
Chapter 13 THE EARLY HOMININS 
Chapter 14 EARLY SPECIES OF THE GENUS HOMO 
Chapter 15 THE EVOLUTION OF HOMO SAPIENS 
Chapter 16 THE BIOLOGY OF MODERN HOMO SAPIENS 
Chapter 17 THE ANALYSIS OF HUMAN VARIATION 
Chapter 18 THE MODERN WORLD 


Appendix: An Introduction to Skeletal Anatomy and the Anatomy of the Brain 
Glossary 
Glossary of Primate Higher Taxa 
Credits 
Index 


Physical Anthropology, has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the latest analyses, fossil finds, and discoveries in the field of physical anthropology.  This full-color text examines human evolution and biology through photos, illustrations, and an exploration of insights gleaned from anthropologists.  Students of this text will appreciate the dynamic relationship between humans and their environment over time and develop the skills they need to dispel the myths and misconceptions surrounding evolutionary theory. 
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