The Human Species: An Introduction to Biological Anthropology

Overview

Main description

In its ninth edition, The Human Species continues to provide a comprehensive approach to biological anthropology, especially the relationship between biology and culture, behavior in an evolutionary context, and humans as a species within the primate order. With its lively narrative and emphasis on the most current topics and findings in the field, The Human Species explores the major questions that concern biological anthropologists about our species.

Table of contents

PrefaceIntroduction: Anthropology and Biological AnthropologyPart I Evolutionary Background1 Science and Evolution2 Human Genetics3 The Forces of Evolution4 The Evolution and Classification of SpeciesPart II Our Place in Nature5 The Primates6 Primate Behavior and Ecology7 The Human SpeciesPart III Our Origins8 The Fossil Record9 Primate Origins and Evolution10 The First Hominins11 The Origin of the Genus Homo12 The Evolution of Archaic Humans13 The Origin of Modern HumansPart IV Our Diversity14 Race and Human Variation15 Recent Human Evolution16 Human Biocultural Adaptation17 The Biological Impact of Agriculture and CivilizationEpilogue The Future of Our SpeciesAppendix 1: Cell BiologyAppendix 2: Skeletal Biology: Forensic Anthropology and BioarchaeologyGlossaryReferencesCreditsIndex