First comprehensive handbook that takes a multifaceted and multidisciplinary approach to palaeoanthropology
Three volumes cover the breadth and depth of a vast topic
Palaeoanthropology is perhaps the most multidisciplinary of all the sciences, combining information from geology, palaeoecology, primatology, evolutionary biology and a host of other fields in the study of Homo sapiens. The three volumes of this handbook bring together contributions by the world´s leading specialists that reflect the broad spectrum of modern palaeoanthropology, thus presenting an indispensable resource for professionals and students alike.
Volume 1 reviews principles, methods, and approaches, recounting recent advances and state-of-the-art knowledge in phylogenetic analysis, palaeoecology and evolutionary theory and philosophy.
Volume 2 is devoted to primate origins, evolution, behaviour, and adaptive variety, emphasizing integration of fossil data with the considerable contemporary knowledge of the behaviour and ecology of living primates in natural environments.
Volume 3 deals with the fossil and molecular evidence for the evolution of Homo sapiens and its fossil relatives. The editors recognize that historical information must be combined with and interpreted in light of what we know of the living world, and emphasize the fact that Palaeoanthropology is an actively developing field in which much remains to be settled.
Written for: Biological, social and cultural anthropologists, primatologists, archaeologists
Keywords: Fossils and Molecular Biology ; Human Evolution ; Palaeoanthropology ; Primate Evolution
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