Biological Anthropology: The Natural History of Humankind, 4th edition

Published by Pearson (14 July 2021) © 2022

  • Craig Stanford University of Southern California
  • John S. Allen
  • Susan C. Anton New York University

Biological Anthropology: The Natural History of Humankind

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Table of contents

Introduction: What Is Biological Anthropology?

PART I: MECHANISMS OF EVOLUTION
1. Origins of Evolutionary Thought
2. Genetics: Cells and Molecules
3. Genetics: From Genotype to Phenotype
4. The Forces of Evolution and the Formation of Species
5. Human Variation: Evolution, Adaptation, and Adaptability

PART II: PRIMATES
6. The Primates
7. Primate Behavior

PART III: PALEONTOLOGY AND PRIMATE EVOLUTION
8. Fossils in Geological Context
9. Origin of Primates

PART IV: THE HUMAN FOSSIL RECORD
10. Early Hominins
11. Origin and Evolution of the Genus Homo
12. Archaic Homo sapiens and Neandertals
13. The Emergence and Dispersal of Homo sapiens

PART V: NEW FRONTIERS IN BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
14. Evolution of the Brain and Language
15. Biomedical Anthropology
16. The Evolution of Human Behavior
17. Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology

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