Explorations An Open Invitation To Biological Anthropology

Explorations An Open Invitation To Biological Anthropology

Anthropology is the study of humanity, in all its biological and cultural aspects, past and present. It is a four-field discipline comprised of biological anthropology, cultural anthropology, archaeology, and linguistic anthropology. The focus of this book is biological anthropology, which explores...

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Other Authors: Shook, Beth (Editor), Nelson, Katie (Editor), Aguilera, Kelsie (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] American Anthropological Association 2019.
Series:Open textbook library.
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Main Body
  • 1. Introduction to Biological Anthropology
  • 2. Evolution
  • 3. Molecular Biology and Genetics
  • 4. Forces of Evolution
  • 5. Meet the Living Primates
  • 6. Primate Ecology and Behavior
  • 7. Understanding the Fossil Context
  • 8. Primate Evolution
  • 9. Early Hominins
  • 10. Early Members of the Genus Homo
  • 11. Archaic Homo
  • 12. Modern Homo sapiens
  • 13. Race and Human Variation
  • 14. Human Variation: An Adaptive Significance Approach
  • 15. Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology
  • 16. Contemporary Topics: Human Biology and Health
  • Part II. Appendices
  • 17. Osteology
  • 18. Primate Conservation
  • 19. Human Behavioral Ecology

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