The Origins of Humankind
The Origins of Humankind
Author:
Stephen Tomkins, Homerton College, Cambridge
Published:
July 1998
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Format:
Paperback
ISBN:
9780521466769
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The Origins of Humankind gives a concise account of human evolution. It covers evolutionary theory, the primates, the human fossil story, the cultural evolution of humans and the origins of agriculture and civilisation. It begins with an account of the development of ideas about evolution, from pre-Darwinian theories through to the study of molecular evolution, and goes on to give detailed explanations of the physical and evolutionary stages leading to Homo sapiens.
- A concise and accessible account of human evolution
- Gives detailed explanations of the evolutionary stages leading to Homo sapiens
- Illustrated with fossil evidence as well as insights from molecular biology
- Covers the development of ideas about evolution, from pre-Darwinian theories through to the latest studies of molecular evolution
Product details
July 1998Paperback
9780521466769
146 pages
234 × 156 × 8 mm
0.22kg
9 tables
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Table of Contents
- 1. The discovery of evolution
- 2. Primates: our contemporary cousins
- 3. Mechanisms for change
- 4. The record of the rocks
- 5. Our living record
- 6. Thinking about evolution
- 7. The apes that stood up
- 8. The australopithecines: the man-apes of Africa
- 9. Homo habilis: the making of humankind
- 10. Homo erectus: tools, hunting and fire
- 11. Homo sapiens: the Neanderthals and the African Eve
- 12. The Neolithic revolution: the end of prehistory.
