Churchill, Steven E.
Thin on the Ground: Neandertal Biology, Archeology, and Ecology
Thin on the Ground: Neandertal Biology, Archeology and Ecologysynthesizes the current knowledge about our sister species the Neandertals,combining data froma variety of disciplines to reach a cohesive theory behind Neandertal low population densities andrelatively low rate of technological innovation. The book highlights and contrasts the differences betweenNeandertals and early modern humans andexplores the morphological, physiological, and behavioral adaptive solutions which led to the extinction of the Neandertals and the populationexpansion ofmodern humans.
Written by a world recognized expert in physical anthropology, Thin on the Ground: Neandertal Biology, Archaeology and Ecologywill be a must have title for anyone interested in the rise and fall of the Neandertals.
Nyckelord: density; series; introduction; chapter thin; population; ix; boundaries; neandertals; variation; neandertal morphology; neandertal material; culture; evolutionary history; eurasian; technology, Biological Anthropology, Paleontology, Paleobiology & Geobiology, Biological Anthropology, Paleontology, Paleobiology & Geobiology
- Författare
- Churchill, Steven E.
- Utgivare
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Utgivningsår
- 2014
- Språk
- en
- Utgåva
- 1
- Serie
- Foundation of Human Biology
- Sidantal
- 472 sidor
- Kategori
- Naturvetenskaper
- Format
- E-bok
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9781118590867
- Tryckt ISBN
- 9781118590874