Bioanthropology: The Basics

Marc Kissel (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

158 Seiten

2025
Routledge (Verlag)
9781032487229 (ISBN)

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Bioanthropology: The Basics offers an introduction to the biological anthropology, exploring human origins, evolution, and the biological dimensions of what it means to be human. It is ideal for students of biological anthropology and scholars from other disciplines seeking cross-disciplinary insights.

Bioanthropology: The Basics offers an engaging and accessible introduction to the science of biological anthropology, exploring human origins, evolution, and the biological dimensions of what it means to be human. Through illuminating examples and case studies, this comprehensive text guides readers through essential topics while connecting our evolutionary past to contemporary discussions about human variation. Topics covered include:

Human origins
DNA
Primates
Evolution

Bioanthropology: The Basics is ideal for undergraduate students approaching biological anthropology for the first time, scholars from other disciplines seeking cross-disciplinary insights, and general readers curious about human origins and the scientific study of what makes us human.

Marc Kissel is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Appalachian State University, USA.

Preface 1. What is Biological Anthropology? 2. Genetics 3. Human Biology 4. Primatology 5. Paleoanthropology: Early hominins 6. Paleoanthropology: Homo sapiens 7. Conclusion

Erscheint lt. Verlag	7.1.2026
Reihe/Serie	The Basics
Zusatzinfo	9 Tables, black and white; 8 Line drawings, black and white; 5 Halftones, black and white; 13 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Humanbiologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-13	9781032487229 / 9781032487229
Zustand	Neuware