Encyclopedia of Human Evolution and Prehistory

• Publisher: Garland Pub
• Year: 2000
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 1656
• Series: Garland reference library of the humanities 1845
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Praise for the first edition: ''The most up-to-date and wide-ranging e ncyclopedia work on human evolution available.''--American Reference Books Annual ''For student, researcher, and teacher...the most complete source of basic information on the subject.''--Nature ''A comprehensive and authoritative source, filling a unique niche...essential to academic libraries...important for large public libraries.'' --Booklist/RBB

✦ Table of Contents

Book Cover......Page 1
Half-Title......Page 2
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Dedication......Page 6
Contents......Page 7
Preface to the First Edition......Page 9
Preface to the Second Edition......Page 10
Contributors......Page 12
How to Use this Book......Page 20
A Brief Introduction to Human Evolution and Prehistory......Page 22
Classification of the Primates......Page 32
Time Chart......Page 47
Summary of Major Subject Areas......Page 51
Detailed List of All Articles by Topic......Page 54
The Encyclopedia......Page 99
Index......Page 1608

✦ Subjects

Медицинские дисциплины;Медицинские словари, справочники, энциклопедии;