The Human Species, An Introduction to Biological Anthropology: An Introduction to Biological Anthropology, 6/e
John H. Relethford,
SUNY College at Oneonta
ISBN: 0072963816 Copyright year: 2006
New to this Edition
The chapter on the study of human variation has been expanded to include more discussion of biochemical and DNA measures of human variation, as well as new material on the relationship of genetic variation in geography in the human species.
The chapter on microevolution in human populations has been expanded into two chapters--one including all new material on using genetics to understand questions of human ancestry and history, and the other focusing exclusively on natural selection in human populations. Unique and timely, the new chapter on genetics, ancestry, and history includes new case studies on individuals (e.g., was Anna Anderson the missing Duchess? was Thomas Jefferson the father of Eston Hemings?) and on the origin of populations (e.g., Native Americans, Polynesians, African Americans).
Discussion of the human fossil record has been substantially rewritten to include newly discovered fossi, including Sahelanthropus and archaic-modern transitional forms in Africa.
The section on modern human origins has been revised in light of new fossil and genetic studies.
New topics addressed include genetics and geography, genetic ancestry and cultural identity, natural selection and the CCR5 gene, natural selection and culture change, reanalysis of Boas’ cranial data, new evidence on the first use of fire, Kennewick Man, and more.
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