The Human Species: An Introduction to Biological Anthropology
โ Scribed by John Relethford
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 544
- Edition
- 8
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
This text introduces physical anthropology, the science of human biological evolution and variation. Divided into four parts, it addresses the major questions that concern biological anthropologists--"What are humans?" "Where are our origins?" "How did we evolve, and are we still evolving?" and "What does the future hold for the human species?--with an emphasis on hypothesis testing and the relationship between biology and culture.
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