African Genesis
Perspectives on Hominin Evolution
Herausgeber: Gallagher, Andrew; Reynolds, Sally C.
African Genesis
Perspectives on Hominin Evolution
Herausgeber: Gallagher, Andrew; Reynolds, Sally C.
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This book reviews key themes and developments in palaeoanthropology, exploring their impact on our understanding of human origins in Africa.
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This book reviews key themes and developments in palaeoanthropology, exploring their impact on our understanding of human origins in Africa.
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- Verlag: Cambridge University Press
- Seitenzahl: 608
- Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juni 2014
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 33mm
- Gewicht: 868g
- ISBN-13: 9781107454507
- ISBN-10: 1107454506
- Artikelnr.: 41669420
- Herstellerkennzeichnung
- Books on Demand GmbH
- In de Tarpen 42
- 22848 Norderstedt
- info@bod.de
- 040 53433511
- Verlag: Cambridge University Press
- Seitenzahl: 608
- Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juni 2014
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 33mm
- Gewicht: 868g
- ISBN-13: 9781107454507
- ISBN-10: 1107454506
- Artikelnr.: 41669420
- Herstellerkennzeichnung
- Books on Demand GmbH
- In de Tarpen 42
- 22848 Norderstedt
- info@bod.de
- 040 53433511
List of contributors; Foreword J. T. Francis Thackeray; 1. African genesis:
an evolving paradigm Sally C. Reynolds; 2. Academic genealogy Peter Ungar
and Phillip V. Tobias; Part I. In Search of Origins: Evolutionary Theory,
New Species, and Paths into the Past: 3. Speciation in hominin evolution
Colin Groves; 4. Searching for a new paradigm for hominid origins in Chad
(Central Africa) Michel Brunet; 5. From hominoid arboreality to hominid
bipedalism Brigitte Senut; 6. Orrorin and the African ape/hominid dichotomy
Martin Pickford; 7. A brief history and results of 40 years of Sterkfontein
excavations Ronald J. Clarke; Part II. Hominin Morphology Through Time:
Brains, Bodies and Teeth: 8. Hominin brain evolution, 1925-2011: an
emerging overview Dean Falk; 9. The issue of brain reorganisation in
Australopithecus and early hominids: Dart had it right Ralph L. Holloway;
10. The mass of the human brain: is it a spandrel? Paul R. Manger, Jason
Hemingway, Muhammad Spocter and Andrew Gallagher; 11. Origin and diversity
of early hominin bipedalism Henry M. McHenry; 12. Forelimb adaptations in
Australopithecus afarensis Michelle S. M. Drapeau; 13. Hominin proximal
femur morphology from the Tugen Hills to Flores Brian G. Richmond and
William L. Jungers; 14. Daily rates of dentine formation and root extension
rates in Paranthropus boisei, KNM-ER 1817, from Koobi Fora, Kenya M.
Christopher Dean; 15. On the evolutionary development of early hominid
molar teeth and the Gondolin Paranthropus molar Kevin L. Kuykendall; 16.
Digital South African fossils: morphological studies using reference-based
reconstruction and electronic preparation Gerhard W. Weber, Philipp Gunz,
Simon Neubauer, Philipp Mitteroecker and Fred L. Bookstein; Part III.
Modern Human Origins: Patterns, and Processes: 17. Body size in African
Middle Pleistocene Homo Steven E. Churchill, Lee R. Berger, Adam
Hartstone-Rose and Headman Zondo; 18. The African origin of recent humanity
Milford H. Wolpoff and Sang-Hee Lee; 19. Assimilation and modern human
origins in the African peripheries Fred H. Smith, Vance T. Hutchinson and
Ivor Jankovi¿; 20. Patterns of Middle Pleistocene hominin evolution in
Africa and the emergence of modern humans Emma Mbua and Günter Bräuer; 21.
Integration of the genetic, anatomical, and archaeological data for the
African origin of modern humans: problems and prospects Osbjorn M. Pearson;
Part IV. In Search of Context: Hominin Environments, Behaviour and Lithic
Cultures: 22. Animal palaeocommunity variability and habitat preference of
robust australopiths in South Africa Darryl J. de Ruiter, Matt Sponheimer
and Julia Lee-Thorp; 23. Impacts of environmental change and community
ecology on the composition and diversity of the southern African monkey
fauna from the Plio-Pleistocene to the present Sarah Elton; 24. African
genesis revisited: reflections on Raymond Dart and the 'Predatory
Transition from Ape(-Man) to Man' Travis R. Pickering; 25. Shared intention
in early artefacts: an exploration of deep structure and implications for
communication and language John A. J. Gowlett; 26. Sibudu Cave: recent
archaeological work on the Middle Stone Age Lyn Wadley; 27. The oldest
burials and their significance Avraham Ronen; Index.
an evolving paradigm Sally C. Reynolds; 2. Academic genealogy Peter Ungar
and Phillip V. Tobias; Part I. In Search of Origins: Evolutionary Theory,
New Species, and Paths into the Past: 3. Speciation in hominin evolution
Colin Groves; 4. Searching for a new paradigm for hominid origins in Chad
(Central Africa) Michel Brunet; 5. From hominoid arboreality to hominid
bipedalism Brigitte Senut; 6. Orrorin and the African ape/hominid dichotomy
Martin Pickford; 7. A brief history and results of 40 years of Sterkfontein
excavations Ronald J. Clarke; Part II. Hominin Morphology Through Time:
Brains, Bodies and Teeth: 8. Hominin brain evolution, 1925-2011: an
emerging overview Dean Falk; 9. The issue of brain reorganisation in
Australopithecus and early hominids: Dart had it right Ralph L. Holloway;
10. The mass of the human brain: is it a spandrel? Paul R. Manger, Jason
Hemingway, Muhammad Spocter and Andrew Gallagher; 11. Origin and diversity
of early hominin bipedalism Henry M. McHenry; 12. Forelimb adaptations in
Australopithecus afarensis Michelle S. M. Drapeau; 13. Hominin proximal
femur morphology from the Tugen Hills to Flores Brian G. Richmond and
William L. Jungers; 14. Daily rates of dentine formation and root extension
rates in Paranthropus boisei, KNM-ER 1817, from Koobi Fora, Kenya M.
Christopher Dean; 15. On the evolutionary development of early hominid
molar teeth and the Gondolin Paranthropus molar Kevin L. Kuykendall; 16.
Digital South African fossils: morphological studies using reference-based
reconstruction and electronic preparation Gerhard W. Weber, Philipp Gunz,
Simon Neubauer, Philipp Mitteroecker and Fred L. Bookstein; Part III.
Modern Human Origins: Patterns, and Processes: 17. Body size in African
Middle Pleistocene Homo Steven E. Churchill, Lee R. Berger, Adam
Hartstone-Rose and Headman Zondo; 18. The African origin of recent humanity
Milford H. Wolpoff and Sang-Hee Lee; 19. Assimilation and modern human
origins in the African peripheries Fred H. Smith, Vance T. Hutchinson and
Ivor Jankovi¿; 20. Patterns of Middle Pleistocene hominin evolution in
Africa and the emergence of modern humans Emma Mbua and Günter Bräuer; 21.
Integration of the genetic, anatomical, and archaeological data for the
African origin of modern humans: problems and prospects Osbjorn M. Pearson;
Part IV. In Search of Context: Hominin Environments, Behaviour and Lithic
Cultures: 22. Animal palaeocommunity variability and habitat preference of
robust australopiths in South Africa Darryl J. de Ruiter, Matt Sponheimer
and Julia Lee-Thorp; 23. Impacts of environmental change and community
ecology on the composition and diversity of the southern African monkey
fauna from the Plio-Pleistocene to the present Sarah Elton; 24. African
genesis revisited: reflections on Raymond Dart and the 'Predatory
Transition from Ape(-Man) to Man' Travis R. Pickering; 25. Shared intention
in early artefacts: an exploration of deep structure and implications for
communication and language John A. J. Gowlett; 26. Sibudu Cave: recent
archaeological work on the Middle Stone Age Lyn Wadley; 27. The oldest
burials and their significance Avraham Ronen; Index.
List of contributors; Foreword J. T. Francis Thackeray; 1. African genesis:
an evolving paradigm Sally C. Reynolds; 2. Academic genealogy Peter Ungar
and Phillip V. Tobias; Part I. In Search of Origins: Evolutionary Theory,
New Species, and Paths into the Past: 3. Speciation in hominin evolution
Colin Groves; 4. Searching for a new paradigm for hominid origins in Chad
(Central Africa) Michel Brunet; 5. From hominoid arboreality to hominid
bipedalism Brigitte Senut; 6. Orrorin and the African ape/hominid dichotomy
Martin Pickford; 7. A brief history and results of 40 years of Sterkfontein
excavations Ronald J. Clarke; Part II. Hominin Morphology Through Time:
Brains, Bodies and Teeth: 8. Hominin brain evolution, 1925-2011: an
emerging overview Dean Falk; 9. The issue of brain reorganisation in
Australopithecus and early hominids: Dart had it right Ralph L. Holloway;
10. The mass of the human brain: is it a spandrel? Paul R. Manger, Jason
Hemingway, Muhammad Spocter and Andrew Gallagher; 11. Origin and diversity
of early hominin bipedalism Henry M. McHenry; 12. Forelimb adaptations in
Australopithecus afarensis Michelle S. M. Drapeau; 13. Hominin proximal
femur morphology from the Tugen Hills to Flores Brian G. Richmond and
William L. Jungers; 14. Daily rates of dentine formation and root extension
rates in Paranthropus boisei, KNM-ER 1817, from Koobi Fora, Kenya M.
Christopher Dean; 15. On the evolutionary development of early hominid
molar teeth and the Gondolin Paranthropus molar Kevin L. Kuykendall; 16.
Digital South African fossils: morphological studies using reference-based
reconstruction and electronic preparation Gerhard W. Weber, Philipp Gunz,
Simon Neubauer, Philipp Mitteroecker and Fred L. Bookstein; Part III.
Modern Human Origins: Patterns, and Processes: 17. Body size in African
Middle Pleistocene Homo Steven E. Churchill, Lee R. Berger, Adam
Hartstone-Rose and Headman Zondo; 18. The African origin of recent humanity
Milford H. Wolpoff and Sang-Hee Lee; 19. Assimilation and modern human
origins in the African peripheries Fred H. Smith, Vance T. Hutchinson and
Ivor Jankovi¿; 20. Patterns of Middle Pleistocene hominin evolution in
Africa and the emergence of modern humans Emma Mbua and Günter Bräuer; 21.
Integration of the genetic, anatomical, and archaeological data for the
African origin of modern humans: problems and prospects Osbjorn M. Pearson;
Part IV. In Search of Context: Hominin Environments, Behaviour and Lithic
Cultures: 22. Animal palaeocommunity variability and habitat preference of
robust australopiths in South Africa Darryl J. de Ruiter, Matt Sponheimer
and Julia Lee-Thorp; 23. Impacts of environmental change and community
ecology on the composition and diversity of the southern African monkey
fauna from the Plio-Pleistocene to the present Sarah Elton; 24. African
genesis revisited: reflections on Raymond Dart and the 'Predatory
Transition from Ape(-Man) to Man' Travis R. Pickering; 25. Shared intention
in early artefacts: an exploration of deep structure and implications for
communication and language John A. J. Gowlett; 26. Sibudu Cave: recent
archaeological work on the Middle Stone Age Lyn Wadley; 27. The oldest
burials and their significance Avraham Ronen; Index.
an evolving paradigm Sally C. Reynolds; 2. Academic genealogy Peter Ungar
and Phillip V. Tobias; Part I. In Search of Origins: Evolutionary Theory,
New Species, and Paths into the Past: 3. Speciation in hominin evolution
Colin Groves; 4. Searching for a new paradigm for hominid origins in Chad
(Central Africa) Michel Brunet; 5. From hominoid arboreality to hominid
bipedalism Brigitte Senut; 6. Orrorin and the African ape/hominid dichotomy
Martin Pickford; 7. A brief history and results of 40 years of Sterkfontein
excavations Ronald J. Clarke; Part II. Hominin Morphology Through Time:
Brains, Bodies and Teeth: 8. Hominin brain evolution, 1925-2011: an
emerging overview Dean Falk; 9. The issue of brain reorganisation in
Australopithecus and early hominids: Dart had it right Ralph L. Holloway;
10. The mass of the human brain: is it a spandrel? Paul R. Manger, Jason
Hemingway, Muhammad Spocter and Andrew Gallagher; 11. Origin and diversity
of early hominin bipedalism Henry M. McHenry; 12. Forelimb adaptations in
Australopithecus afarensis Michelle S. M. Drapeau; 13. Hominin proximal
femur morphology from the Tugen Hills to Flores Brian G. Richmond and
William L. Jungers; 14. Daily rates of dentine formation and root extension
rates in Paranthropus boisei, KNM-ER 1817, from Koobi Fora, Kenya M.
Christopher Dean; 15. On the evolutionary development of early hominid
molar teeth and the Gondolin Paranthropus molar Kevin L. Kuykendall; 16.
Digital South African fossils: morphological studies using reference-based
reconstruction and electronic preparation Gerhard W. Weber, Philipp Gunz,
Simon Neubauer, Philipp Mitteroecker and Fred L. Bookstein; Part III.
Modern Human Origins: Patterns, and Processes: 17. Body size in African
Middle Pleistocene Homo Steven E. Churchill, Lee R. Berger, Adam
Hartstone-Rose and Headman Zondo; 18. The African origin of recent humanity
Milford H. Wolpoff and Sang-Hee Lee; 19. Assimilation and modern human
origins in the African peripheries Fred H. Smith, Vance T. Hutchinson and
Ivor Jankovi¿; 20. Patterns of Middle Pleistocene hominin evolution in
Africa and the emergence of modern humans Emma Mbua and Günter Bräuer; 21.
Integration of the genetic, anatomical, and archaeological data for the
African origin of modern humans: problems and prospects Osbjorn M. Pearson;
Part IV. In Search of Context: Hominin Environments, Behaviour and Lithic
Cultures: 22. Animal palaeocommunity variability and habitat preference of
robust australopiths in South Africa Darryl J. de Ruiter, Matt Sponheimer
and Julia Lee-Thorp; 23. Impacts of environmental change and community
ecology on the composition and diversity of the southern African monkey
fauna from the Plio-Pleistocene to the present Sarah Elton; 24. African
genesis revisited: reflections on Raymond Dart and the 'Predatory
Transition from Ape(-Man) to Man' Travis R. Pickering; 25. Shared intention
in early artefacts: an exploration of deep structure and implications for
communication and language John A. J. Gowlett; 26. Sibudu Cave: recent
archaeological work on the Middle Stone Age Lyn Wadley; 27. The oldest
burials and their significance Avraham Ronen; Index.