Publication

1996-06-28 - Cambridge University Press

Language

English

Word Count

108,000 words, Guess

Page Count

432 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL7742153M
  • ISBN-139780521473934
  • ISBN-100521473934
  • OCLC Control Number33131545
  • Library of Congress Control Number95040250
and 1 more
  • Goodreads5770667

Classifications

  • LCCGN71 .L35 1996

Description

Exactly how modern humans evolved is a subject of intense debate. This book deals with the evolution of modern humans from an archaic ancestor and the differentiation of modern populations from each other. The first section of the book investigates whether modern populations arose from regional archaic hominid groups that were already different from each other, and argues that, in fact, most lines of evidence support a single, recent origin of modern humans in Africa. Dr Lahr then goes on to examine ways in which this diversification could have occurred, given what we know from fossils, archaeological remains and the relationships of existing populations today. This book will be a must for all those interested in human evolution.

First Sentence

Modern human diversity is a subject that interests anthropologists and non-anthropologists alike, and most people have a formed opinion as to the scale of diversity existing today.

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Other Editions

  • The Evolution of Modern Human Diversity: A Study of Cranial Variation (Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology)HardcoverCambridge University Press1996-06-28

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