Biological Anthropology: The Natural History of Humankind, 5th edition

Craig Stanford
, John S. Allen
, Susan C. Anton

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Biological Anthropology: The Natural History of Humankind covers the foundations of the discipline as well as modern innovations and discoveries. Each a practicing researcher in the field, authors Craig Stanford, John Allen and Susan Antón offer a specialist approach that gives you everything you need to master the subject.

The 5th Edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect the latest findings in the field. Fresh topics include collaborative genomic work with indigenous peoples and the biocultural anthropology of vaccine hesitancy. Other new focus areas include the impact of climate change on human biology, information about new archaeological signals of large game hunting by Neandertals, and new material on determining handedness in the fossil record.

ISBN-13: 9780138027926

Subject: Anthropology

Category: Biological Anthropology

Introduction: What Is Biological Anthropology?

Part 1: Mechanisms of Evolution

Origins of Evolutionary Thought
Genetics: Cells and Molecules
Genetics: From Genotype to Phenotype
The Forces of Evolution and the Formation of Species
Human Variation: Evolution, Adaptation and Adaptability

Part 2: Primates

The Nonhuman Primates
Primate Behavior

Part 3: Paleontology and Primate Evolution

Fossils in Geological Context
Origin of Primates

Part 4: The Human Fossil Record

Early Hominins
Origin and Evolution of the Genus Homo
Neandertals, Denisovans, and Other Homo in the Middle and Late Pleistocene
The Emergence and Dispersal of Homo sapiens

Part 5: New Frontiers in Biological Anthropology

Evolution of the Brain and Language
Biomedical Anthropology
The Evolution of Human Behavior
Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology