Biological Anthropology And Prehistory

Author : Patricia C. Rice,Norah Moloney
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1139 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2016-12-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317349815

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Biological Anthropology and Prehistory by Patricia C. Rice,Norah Moloney Pdf

Written specifically for courses that cover biological anthropology and archaeology, this superbly illustrated new text offers the most balanced and up-to-date introduction to our human past. Devoting equal time to biological anthropology and prehistory, this text exposes students to the many sides of major controversial issues, involving students in the scientific thought process by allowing them to draw their own conclusions. Amidst discussions of bones and artifacts, the text maintains a focus on people, demonstrating to students how biological anthropology and archaeology apply to their lives today. Featuring the latest research and findings pulled from the original sources, this new text is far and away the most up-to-date text available. In addition, the superior art program features hundreds of photographs and figures, and the multimedia presentation options include documentary film clips and lecture launcher videos. Pat Rice, a recipient of AAA’s Outstanding Teacher Award and past-president of the General Anthropology Division of AAA, and Norah Moloney, an experienced professor and active archaeologist, present the material in a clear, refreshing, and straightforward writing style.

Author : Clare L. Boulanger
Publisher : Waveland Press
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781478608103

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Biocultural Evolution by Clare L. Boulanger Pdf

In a writing style that will captivate those new to the subject, Boulanger presents an understanding of human biological and cultural evolution that is both scientific and humanistic, in keeping with classic anthropological ideals. The aim of this reasonably priced text is to help students think critically about what being human has been, what it is at present, and what it may be in the future. While the book focuses on the anthropological subfields of biological anthropology and archaeology, information and insights are also drawn from cultural anthropology and anthropological linguistics. Boulangers absorbing treatment, in contrast to other texts on human evolution, features an opening chapter that seeks to negotiate fairly, without defensiveness or condescension, a pathway for creationists to follow into the topic. The next three chapters provide background on the history of evolutionary science, the biology of inheritance and population change, and primatology. Chapters 5 through 9 focus on human biocultural evolution from the time of the ancestor we share with chimpanzees through the development of agriculture and the founding of states. The last chapter deals with the issue of racehow it has affected our interpretation of the past and how it continues to influence the present. In addition to an extensive glossary, the fully illustrated textbook features numerous topic-enhancing sidebars, questions for discussion and review, and student exercises.

Author : Kenneth L. Feder,Michael Alan Park
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UCSC:32106016333004

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Human Antiquity by Kenneth L. Feder,Michael Alan Park Pdf

Where did we come from? To answer this question, anthropologists reconstruct the human past and study the human present from both biological and cultural perspectives. "Human Antiquity" offers an absorbing, straightforward explanation of human origins and evolution by thoroughly integrating physical anthropology and archaeology. Co-authors Kenneth Feder and Michael Park combine the ideas, methods, and knowledge from both biological anthropology and archaeology into a unified effort: Feder is an archeologist who conducts surveys, excavations, and analyses to understand the native inhabitants of New England; Park is a biological anthropologist interested in the application of evolutionary theory to the biological history of our species. .

Author : Michael D. Petraglia,Bridget Allchin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2007-05-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781402055621

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The Evolution and History of Human Populations in South Asia by Michael D. Petraglia,Bridget Allchin Pdf

This is the first volume of its kind on prehistoric cultures of South Asia. The book brings together archaeologists, biological anthropologists, geneticists and linguists in order to provide a comprehensive account of the history and evolution of human populations residing in the subcontinent. New theories and methodologies presented provide new interpretations about the cultural history and evolution of populations in South Asia.

Author : William A. Haviland,Gary W. Crawford,Shirley Fedorak
Publisher : Nelson
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2004-12
Category : Antiquities, Prehistoric
ISBN : 0176414894

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Human Evolution and Prehistory by William A. Haviland,Gary W. Crawford,Shirley Fedorak Pdf

Human Evolution and Pre-History, first Canadian edition, is brief text that offers a straightforward, balanced presentation on views of human evolution, adaptation, and prehistory. It focuses on selected aspects of physical anthropology and prehistoric archaeology as they relate to the origin of humanity, the origin of culture, and the development of human biological and cultural diversity.

Author : William A. Haviland
Publisher : Wadsworth Publishing Company
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0155035797

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Human Evolution and Prehistory by William A. Haviland Pdf

This text is intended for the introductory courses that concentrate on physical anthropology and prehistoric archaeology. This book offers a comprehensive and balanced presentation on views of the human evolution and prehistory. It focuses on selected aspects of physical anthropology and prehistoric archaeology as they relate to the origin of humanity, the origin of culture, and the development of human biological and cultural diversity.

Author : Stephen Shennan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351507073

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Mapping Our Ancestors by Stephen Shennan Pdf

Much of what we are comes from our ancestors. Through cultural and biological inheritance mechanisms, our genetic composition, instructions for constructing artifacts, the structure and content of languages, and rules for behavior are passed from parents to children and from individual to individual. Mapping Our Ancestors demonstrates how various genealogical or "phylogenetic" methods can be used both to answer questions about human history and to build evolutionary explanations for the shape of history. Anthropologists are increasingly turning to quantitative phylogenetic methods. These methods depend on the transmission of information regardless of mode and as such are applicable to many anthropological questions. In this way, phylogenetic approaches have the potential for building bridges among the various subdisciplines of anthropology; an exciting prospect indeed. The structure of Mapping Our Ancestors reflects the editors' goal of developing a common understanding of the methods and conditions under which ancestral relations can be derived in a range of data classes of interest to anthropologists. Specifically, this volume explores the degree to which patterns of ancestry can be determined from artifactual, genetic, linguistic, and behavioral data and how processes such as selection, transmission, and geography impact the results of phylogenetic analyses. Mapping Our Ancestors provides a solid demonstration of the potential of phylogenetic methods for studying the evolutionary history of human populations using a variety of data sources and thus helps explain how cultural material, language, and biology came to be as they are.

Author : Kenneth Feder,Michael Park
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2006-07-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0073041963

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Human Antiquity: An Introduction to Physical Anthropology and Archaeology by Kenneth Feder,Michael Park Pdf

Where did we come from? To answer this question, anthropologists reconstruct the human past and study the human present from both biological and cultural perspectives. Human Antiquity offers an absorbing, straightforward explanation of human origins and evolution by thoroughly integrating physical anthropology and archaeology. Co-authors Kenneth Feder and Michael Park combine the ideas, methods, and knowledge from both biological anthropology and archaeology into a unified effort: Feder is an archeologist who conducts surveys, excavations, and analyses to understand the native inhabitants of New England; Park is a biological anthropologist interested in the application of evolutionary theory to the biological history of our species.

Author : W. V. Davies,Roxie Walker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015053139955

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Biological Anthropology and the Study of Ancient Egypt by W. V. Davies,Roxie Walker Pdf

This publication attempts to convey the huge potential of bio-anthropology in the study of ancient civilizations. It is based on the papers presented at an international colloquium in 1990 by over 20 experts in the field.

Author : John D. Bengtson
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027232526

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In Hot Pursuit of Language in Prehistory by John D. Bengtson Pdf

Compiled in honor and celebration of veteran anthropologist Harold C. Fleming, this book contains 23 articles by anthropologists (in the general sense) from the four main disciplines of prehistory: archaeology, biogenetics, paleoanthropology, and genetic (historical) linguistics. Because of Professor Fleming's major focus on language — he founded the Association for the Study of Language in Prehistory and the journal Mother Tongue — the content of the book is heavily tilted toward the study of human language, its origins, historical development, and taxonomy. Because of Fleming's extensive field experience in Africa some of the articles deal with African topics. This volume is intended to exemplify the principle, in the words of Fleming himself, that each of the four disciplines is enriched when it combines with any one of the other four. The authors are representative of the cutting edge of their respective fields, and this book is unusual in including contributions from a wide range of anthropological fields rather than concentrating in any one of them.

Author : Michael D. Petraglia,Bridget Allchin
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2007-03-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1402055617

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The Evolution and History of Human Populations in South Asia by Michael D. Petraglia,Bridget Allchin Pdf

This is the first volume of its kind on prehistoric cultures of South Asia. The book brings together archaeologists, biological anthropologists, geneticists and linguists in order to provide a comprehensive account of the history and evolution of human populations residing in the subcontinent. New theories and methodologies presented provide new interpretations about the cultural history and evolution of populations in South Asia.

Author : Carl P. Lipo
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0202367282

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Mapping Our Ancestors by Carl P. Lipo Pdf

Much of what we are comes from our ancestors. Through cultural and biological inheritance mechanisms, our genetic composition, instructions for constructing artifacts, the structure and content of languages, and rules for behavior are passed from parents to children and from individual to individual. Mapping Our Ancestors demonstrates how various genealogical or "phylogenetic" methods can be used both to answer questions about human history and to build evolutionary explanations for the shape of history. Anthropologists are increasingly turning to quantitative phylogenetic methods. These methods depend on the transmission of information regardless of mode and as such are applicable to many anthropological questions. In this way, phylogenetic approaches have the potential for building bridges among the various subdisciplines of anthropology; an exciting prospect indeed. The structure of Mapping Our Ancestors reflects the editors' goal of developing a common understanding of the methods and conditions under which ancestral relations can be derived in a range of data classes of interest to anthropologists. Specifically, this volume explores the degree to which patterns of ancestry can be determined from artifactual, genetic, linguistic, and behavioral data and how processes such as selection, transmission, and geography impact the results of phylogenetic analyses. Mapping Our Ancestors provides a solid demonstration of the potential of phylogenetic methods for studying the evolutionary history of human populations using a variety of data sources and thus helps explain how cultural material, language, and biology came to be as they are. Carl P. Lipo is assistant professor of anthropology at California State University in Long Beach. Michael O'Brien is professor of anthropology and director of the Museum of Anthropology at the University of Missouri. Mark Collard is assistant professor of anthropology at the University of British Columbia, Stephen J. Shennan is a professor and director of the Institute of Archaeology at the University College London. Niles Eldredge is a curator in the department of invertebrates at the American Museum of Natural History, and adjunct professor at the City University of New York.

Author : William Haviland
Publisher : Wadsworth Publishing Company
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-08
Category : Antiquities, Prehistoric
ISBN : 1285061446

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Evolution and Prehistory by William Haviland Pdf

Offering compelling photos, engaging examples, and select studies by anthropologists in a variety of locations around the globe, Haviland, Walrath, Prins and McBride present evolution and prehistory in vivid, accessible terms, and demonstrate how the field is relevant to understanding the complex world around you. You’ll have the opportunity to explore the different ways humans face the challenge of existence; learn about the connection between biology and culture in the course of human evolutionary history as well as in shaping contemporary human biology, beliefs, and behavior; and see the impact of globalization on the continued survival of our species and planet.

Author : M. Anne Katzenberg,Shelley R. Saunders
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 721 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781118211656

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Biological Anthropology of the Human Skeleton by M. Anne Katzenberg,Shelley R. Saunders Pdf

"This book is virtually required reading for biological anthropologists and will be a useful, up-to-date primer on osteological analyses for a wider audience." —The Quarterly Review of Biology, March 2009 "... a comprehensive guide to the ever-changing discipline of physical anthropology... provides an in depth introduction to human skeletal biology. The structure of the book makes it easy for the reader to follow the progression of the field of human skeletal biology." —PaleoAnthropology, 2009 Issue The First Edition of Biological Anthropology of the Human Skeleton is the market-leading reference and textbook on the scientific analysis of human skeletal remains recovered from archaeological sites. Now, featuring scores of new or thoroughly revised content, this Second Edition provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of the topic available. Like the previous edition, this Second Edition is organized into five parts with contributing chapters written by experts in the field of human skeletal biology: Part One covers theory and application; Part Two discusses morphological analyses of bone, teeth, and age changes; Part Three reviews prehistoric health and disease; Part Four examines chemical and genetic analysis of hard tissues; and Part Five closes with coverage of quantitative methods and population studies. Each chapter includes a review of recent studies, descriptions of analytical techniques and underlying assumptions, theory, methodological advances, and speculation about future research. New or thoroughly revised content includes: Techniques in the analysis of human skeletal and dental remains Extensive coverage of new technologies, including modern morphometric techniques Advances in the field of forensic anthropology Enhanced discussion of ethical terms regarding the study of aboriginal peoples' remains where those people are no longer the dominant culture This book serves as an indispensable research guide to biological anthropologists, osteologists, paleoanthropologists, and archaeologists. Now with a stronger focus on teaching complex material to students, this revised edition provides enhanced case studies and discussions for future directions, making it an invaluable textbook for advanced undergraduates and graduate students in biological anthropology and forensic anthropology programs.

Author : Sharon S. McKern,Thomas W. McKern
Publisher : Benjamin-Cummings Publishing Company
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1974-01-01
Category : Anthropology, Prehistoric
ISBN : 0846537532

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Living Prehistory by Sharon S. McKern,Thomas W. McKern Pdf