Before Modern Humans

Grant S. McCall is Associate Professor of Archaeology at the Department of Anthropology of Tulane University, USA.

"Much of the current paleoanthropological research on the past 200,000 years focuses on the development of "modern" features of anatomy (fossils) and culture (through archaeology). Anthropologist McCall (Tulane) argues in this forceful volume that it is too much, and he proposes a more ecological and organizational approach to understanding the evolution of the human record prior to Homo sapiens...Some of these ideas are novel; others are becoming widely discussed in the field (there are few references since 2011). A good source for seminar discussions and conference arguments. Summing Up: Recommended."- E. Delson, Lehman College CUNY

• 1 Introduction2 Stone Tool Technology and the Organizational Approach3 The Organization of Early Stone Age Lithic Technology4 The Organization of Middle Stone Age (MSA) Lithic Technology5 Fear and Loathing in Paleolithic Faunal Analysis6 Implications of Lower and Middle Pleistocene Faunal Assemblage Composition7 Implications of Lower and Middle Pleistocene Hominin Bone Modification Patterns8 Alternative Perspectives on Hominin Biological Evolution and Ecology9 Conclusion