Principles of Human Evolution
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Prologue For Students: A Guide To Studying Human Evolution.

Part I: The Framework Of Human Evolution:
1. The Growth Of The Evolutionary Perspective: Man's Place In Nature. Establishing The Link Between Humans And Apes: Historical Views. Human Evolution As Narrative And Explanation.   11.

Origins Of Homo: The Genus Homo. Hominin Relationships.

  12. Behavior And Evolution Of Early Hominins: Early Tool Technologies. The Pattern Of Early Hominin Evolution.
2. The Principles Of Evolutionary Theory: The Fundamentals Of Evolutionary Theory. Modern Evolutionary Theory: The Development Of Neo-Darwinism And The Power Of Natural Selection.   13.

Africa And Beyond - The Evolution Of Homo: Evolutionary Patterns. New Technologies. Hunter Or Scavenger.

Part III: Later Hominin Evolution:

3. Pattern And Process In Evolution: From Micro To Macro Evolution: Debates In Modern Evolutionary Theory. The Physical Context Of Evolution. Extinction And Patterns Of Evolution.   14.

The Origin Of Modern Humans: Background And Fossil Evidence: Background For The Evolution Of Modern Humans. Competing Hypotheses For Modern Human Origins. Chronological Evidence. The Question Of Regional Continuity.

4. The Geological Context: Dating Methods. Science Of Burial.   15.

The Origin Of Modern Humans: Genetic Evidence: The Impact Of Molecular Evolutionary Genetics. Recent Developments.

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The Systematic Context: Systematics. Molecular Systematics.

Human Evolution In Comparative Perspective: Primate Heritage. The Comparative Perspective. Bodies, Size, And Shape. Bodies, Brains, And Energy.
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The Origin Of Modern Humans: Archeology, Behavior, And Evolutionary Process: Archeological Evidence. Regional Patterns In The Archeology. Towards An Integrated Model Of Modern Human Origins.

Evolution Of The Brain, Intelligence, And Culture: Encephalization. Cultural Evolution.
7. Reconstructing Behavior: Bodies, Behavior, And Social Structure. Nonhuman Models Of Early Hominin Behavior.
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Language And Symbolism: The Evolution Of Language. Art In Prehistory.

 
Part II: Early Hominin Evolution:
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New Worlds, Old Worlds: Completing Colonization. The First Villagers. The Human Evolutionary Heritage.

8. Apes, Hominins, And Humans: Morphology, Molecules, And Fossils: Morphology And Molecules: A History Of Conflict. Evolution Of The Catarrhines - The Context Of Hominin Origin.    

 

9. Searching For The First Hominins: The Earliest Hominins. Bipedalism.    

References.

  10. The Ape-Like Hominins: The Australopithecines.    

 

 
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