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Hominin Environments in the East African Pliocene
An Assessment of the Faunal Evidence
Av René Bobe, Zeresenay Alemseged m. fl.
Inbunden, 2007
550 kr
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This volume brings together faunal analysts working at many sites spanning the East African Pliocene. Although most chapters focus on the vertebrate fauna of particular localities, authors take a broad approach that seeks to compare paleoenvironmental and paleoecological patterns across localities …
First Humans
Origin and Early Evolution of the Genus Homo
Av Frederick E. Grine, John G Fleagle m. fl.
Inbunden, 2009
1527 kr
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There are some issues in human paleontology that seem to be timeless. Most deal with the origin and early evolution of our own genus – something about which we should care. Some of these issues pertain to taxonomy and systematics. How many species of Homo were there in the Pliocene and Pleistocene? …
Neanderthals Revisited
New Approaches and Perspectives
Av Katerina Harvati, Terry Harrison
Inbunden, 2007
566 kr
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Recent years have witnessed exciting and important scientific breakthroughs in the study of Neanderthals and their place in human evolution which have transformed our appreciation of this group’s paleobiology and evolution. This volume presents cutting-edge research by leading scientists …
Evolution and History of Human Populations in South Asia
Inter-disciplinary Studies in Archaeology, Biological Anthropology, Linguistics and Genetics
Av Michael D. Petraglia, Bridget Allchin
Inbunden, 2007
566 kr
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South Asia is home to a diverse range of prehistoric and contemporary cultures that include foragers, pastoralists, and farmers. In this book, archaeologists, biological anthropologists, geneticists and linguists are brought together in order to provide a comprehensive account of the history and …
Dental Perspectives on Human Evolution
State of the Art Research in Dental Paleoanthropology
Av Shara E. Bailey, Jean-Jacques Hublin
Inbunden, 2007
1237 kr
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S. E. BAILEY Department of Human Evolution Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Deutscher Platz 6 D-04103 Leipzig, Germany and Center for the Study of Human Origins, Department of Anthropology, New York University, 25 Waverly Place New York, NY 10003, USA sbailey@nyu. edu J. -J. …
Deconstructing Olduvai: A Taphonomic Study of the Bed I Sites
Av Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo, Rebeca Barba m. fl.
Inbunden, 2007
566 kr
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Plio-Pleistocene sites are a rare occurrence in same sites. This combination of factors is the archaeological record. When they are unique in East African Plio-Pleistocene uncovered, the faunal materials so crucial to archaeology and has stimulated much debate unlocking their behavioral meaning are …
Mammalian Evolutionary Morphology
A Tribute to Frederick S. Szalay
Av Eric J. Sargis, Marian Dagosto
Inbunden, 2008
1202 kr
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This volume acknowledges and celebrates the contributions of Dr. Frederick S. Szalay to the field of Mammalian Evolutionary Morphology. Professor Szalay has published about 200 articles, four monographs, and six books on this subject. Throughout his career Professor Szalay has been a strong …
American Megafaunal Extinctions at the End of the Pleistocene
Av Gary Haynes
Inbunden, 2009
1237 kr
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The volume contains summaries of facts, theories, and unsolved problems pertaining to the unexplained extinction of dozens of genera of mostly large terrestrial mammals, which occurred ca. 13,000 calendar years ago in North America and about 1,000 years later in South America. Another equally …
Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Oldowan
Av Erella Hovers, David R. Braun
Inbunden, 2008
566 kr
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An understanding of the uniquely human behavior of stone tool making tackles questions about hominins’ ability to culturally transmit and expand their base of social and practical knowledge and their cognitive capacities for advanced planning. The appearance of stone tools has often been viewed as …
Evolution of Hominin Diets
Integrating Approaches to the Study of Palaeolithic Subsistence
Av Jean-Jacques Hublin, Michael P. Richards
Inbunden, 2009
1527 kr
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Michael P. Richards and Jean-Jacques Hublin The study of hominin diets, and especially how they have (primates, modern humans), (2) faunal and plant studies, (3) evolved throughout time, has long been a core research archaeology and paleoanthropology, and (4) isotopic studies. area in archaeology …
Acheulian Site of Gesher Benot Ya‘aqov Volume IV
The Lithic Assemblages
Av Naama Goren-Inbar, Nira Alperson-Afil m. fl.
Häftad, 2019
1349 kr
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This manuscript is the 4th Volume of the Gesher Benot Ya‘aqov (GBY) monograph sub-series. The goal of the book is to publish the lithic assemblages originating in the excavations of the Acheulian site at Gesher Benot Ya‘aqov (GBY), Israel. The authors provide the readers with detailed descriptions …
Emergence of the Acheulean in East Africa and Beyond
Contributions in Honor of Jean Chavaillon
Av Rosalia Gallotti, Margherita Mussi
Häftad, 2018
1461 kr
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This edited volume presents current archaeological research and data from the major early Acheulean sites in East Africa, and addresses three main areas of focus; 1) the tempo and mode of technological changes that led to the emergence of the Acheulean in East Africa; 2) new approaches to lithic …
Culture History and Convergent Evolution
Can We Detect Populations in Prehistory?
Inbunden, 2020
1349 kr
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This volume brings together diverse contributions from leading archaeologists and paleoanthropologists, covering various spatial and temporal periods to distinguish convergent evolution from cultural transmission in order to see if we can discover ancient human populations. With a focus on lithic …
Culture History and Convergent Evolution
Can We Detect Populations in Prehistory?
Häftad, 2021
1349 kr
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This volume brings together diverse contributions from leading archaeologists and paleoanthropologists, covering various spatial and temporal periods to distinguish convergent evolution from cultural transmission in order to see if we can discover ancient human populations. With a focus on lithic …
Biological Consequences of Plate Tectonics
New Perspectives on Post-Gondwana Break-up–A Tribute to Ashok Sahni
Av Guntupalli V.R. Prasad, Rajeev Patnaik
Inbunden, 2020
1310 kr
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This book recognizes and celebrates the contributions of Professor Ashok Sahni to the field of paleontology. Prof. Sahni established a School of Vertebrate Palaeontology at Panjab University, Chandigarh, India, where he trained many of today’s vertebrate paleontologists of India. The book covers …
Biological Consequences of Plate Tectonics
New Perspectives on Post-Gondwana Break-up–A Tribute to Ashok Sahni
Av Guntupalli V.R. Prasad, Rajeev Patnaik
Häftad, 2021
1310 kr
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This book recognizes and celebrates the contributions of Professor Ashok Sahni to the field of paleontology. Prof. Sahni established a School of Vertebrate Palaeontology at Panjab University, Chandigarh, India, where he trained many of today’s vertebrate paleontologists of India. The book covers …
Sands of Time
Ancient Life in the Late Miocene of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Av Faysal Bibi, Brian Kraatz m. fl.
Inbunden, 2022
1349 kr
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This monograph presents the results of over 10 years of paleontological and geological survey in the Baynunah Formation of the United Arab Emirates. Exposed widely in western Abu Dhabi Emirate, the Baynunah Formation and its fossils provide the only record of terrestrial environments and evolution …
Sands of Time
Ancient Life in the Late Miocene of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Av Faysal Bibi, Brian Kraatz m. fl.
Häftad, 2023
1349 kr
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This monograph presents the results of over 10 years of paleontological and geological survey in the Baynunah Formation of the United Arab Emirates. Exposed widely in western Abu Dhabi Emirate, the Baynunah Formation and its fossils provide the only record of terrestrial environments and evolution …
Hofmeyr
A Late Pleistocene Human Skull from South Africa
Inbunden, 2022
1310 kr
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This edited volume provides the historical and geological background, as well as the details pertaining to the morphology and morphometric assessments, of a singular human cranial specimen from the Late Pleistocene discovered in Hofmeyr, South Africa. The chapters are divided into 4 main sections. …
Hofmeyr
A Late Pleistocene Human Skull from South Africa
Häftad, 2023
1310 kr
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This edited volume provides the historical and geological background, as well as the details pertaining to the morphology and morphometric assessments, of a singular human cranial specimen from the Late Pleistocene discovered in Hofmeyr, South Africa. The chapters are divided into 4 main sections. …
Evolution of Cenozoic Land Mammal Faunas and Ecosystems
25 Years of the NOW Database of Fossil Mammals
Av Isaac Casanovas-Vilar, Lars W. van den Hoek Ostende m. fl.
Inbunden, 2023
1310 kr
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This volume presents an array of different case studies which take as primary material data sourced from the NOW (‘New and Old Worlds’) database of fossil mammals. The NOW database was one of the very first large paleobiological databases, and since 1996 it has been expanded from including mainly …
Evolution of Cenozoic Land Mammal Faunas and Ecosystems
25 Years of the NOW Database of Fossil Mammals
Av Isaac Casanovas-Vilar, Lars W. van den Hoek Ostende m. fl.
Häftad, 2024
1310 kr
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This volume presents an array of different case studies which take as primary material data sourced from the NOW (‘New and Old Worlds’) database of fossil mammals. The NOW database was one of the very first large paleobiological databases, and since 1996 it has been expanded from including mainly …
Senèze: Life in Central France Around Two Million Years Ago
Paleontology, Geochronology, Stratigraphy and Taphonomy
Av Eric Delson, Martine Faure m. fl.
Inbunden, 2025
1310 kr
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The paleontological site of Senèze (Haute Loire, central France) was discovered in 1892 inside a volcanic crater. For over 40 years, local peasant Pierre Philis collected fossils and sold them to French and Swiss museums. The site became world-famous for its well-preserved skeletons of ungulates …
Senèze: Life in Central France Around Two Million Years Ago
Paleontology, Geochronology, Stratigraphy and Taphonomy
Av Eric Delson, Martine Faure m. fl.
Häftad, 2026
1310 kr
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The paleontological site of Senèze (Haute Loire, central France) was discovered in 1892 inside a volcanic crater. For over 40 years, local peasant Pierre Philis collected fossils and sold them to French and Swiss museums. The site became world-famous for its well-preserved skeletons of ungulates …
Forgotten Lineage(s)
Paleobiology of Paranthropus
Av Paul J. Constantino, Kaye E. Reed m. fl.
Inbunden, 2026
1342 kr
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This volume brings together an international roster of scientists, many of which have spent their careers researching the fossil evidence for, and the context of, the taxa that are conventionally subsumed within the genus Paranthropus, to present and synthesize the latest research about the …
Azokh Cave and the Transcaucasian Corridor
Av Yolanda Fernández-Jalvo, Tania King m. fl.
Inbunden, 2016
566 kr
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This edited volume describes the geology, stratigraphy, anthropology, archaeology, dating, taphonomy, paleobotany, paleontology and paleoecology of Azokh caves (also known as Azykh or Azikh). The chapters review exhaustively the key recent research on this limestone karstic site, which is located …
Human Paleontology and Prehistory
Contributions in Honor of Yoel Rak
Inbunden, 2017
1349 kr
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The aim of the book is to present original and though-provoking essays in human paleontology and prehistory, which are at the forefront of human evolutionary research, in honor of Professor Yoel Rak (a leading scholar in paleoanthropology). The volume presents a collection of original papers …
Acheulian Site of Gesher Benot Ya‘aqov Volume IV
The Lithic Assemblages
Av Naama Goren-Inbar, Nira Alperson-Afil m. fl.
Inbunden, 2018
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1349 kr
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This manuscript is the 4th Volume of the Gesher Benot Ya‘aqov (GBY) monograph sub-series. The goal of the book is to publish the lithic assemblages originating in the excavations of the Acheulian site at Gesher Benot Ya‘aqov (GBY), Israel. The authors provide the readers with detailed descriptions …
Emergence of the Acheulean in East Africa and Beyond
Contributions in Honor of Jean Chavaillon
Av Rosalia Gallotti, Margherita Mussi
Inbunden, 2018
1461 kr
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This edited volume presents current archaeological research and data from the major early Acheulean sites in East Africa, and addresses three main areas of focus; 1) the tempo and mode of technological changes that led to the emergence of the Acheulean in East Africa; 2) new approaches to lithic …
Azokh Cave and the Transcaucasian Corridor
Av Yolanda Fernández-Jalvo, Tania King m. fl.
Häftad, 2018
566 kr
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This edited volume describes the geology, stratigraphy, anthropology, archaeology, dating, taphonomy, paleobotany, paleontology and paleoecology of Azokh caves (also known as Azykh or Azikh). The chapters review exhaustively the key recent research on this limestone karstic site, which is located …
