دانلود کتاب A Companion to Paleoanthropology

A Companion to Paleoanthropology presents a compendium of readings from leading scholars in the field that define our current knowledge of the major discoveries and developments in human origins and human evolution, tracing the fossil record from primate and hominid origins to the dispersal of modern humans across the globe.Represents an accessible state-of-the-art summary of the entire field of paleoanthropology, with an overview of hominid taxonomyFeatures articles on the key discoveries in ape and human evolution, in cranial, postcranial and brain evolution, growth and developmentSurveys the breadth of the paleontological record from primate origins to modern humansHighlights the unique methods and techniques of paleoanthropology, including dating and ecological methods, and use of living primate date to reconstruct behavior in fossil apes and humansContent: Chapter 1 The Past, Present and Future of Paleoanthropology (pages 1–16): David R. BegunChapter 2 History (pages 17–33): Matthew R. GoodrumChapter 3 Human Systematics (pages 35–54): David S. StraitChapter 4 Experimental Approaches to Musculoskeletal Function in Primates (pages 55–74): Matthew J. Ravosa, Kimberly A. Congdon and Rachel A. MenegazChapter 5 Multivariate Quantitative Methods in Paleoanthropology (pages 75–96): Michael A. Schillaci and Philipp GunzChapter 6 Growth, Development, and Life History in Hominin Evolution (pages 97–117): Jay Kelley and Debra BolterChapter 7 Cranial Evolution in the Apes (pages 118–135): Brian T. SheaChapter 8 Hominid Brain Evolution (pages 136–164): P. Thomas SchoenemannChapter 9 Hominin Diets (pages 165–182): Peter S. Ungar and Matt SponheimerChapter 10 Origin and Evolution of Human Postcranial Anatomy (pages 183–202): Brian G. Richmond and Kevin G. HatalaChapter 11 Multiproxy Paleoecology (pages 203–225): Kaye E. ReedChapter 12 Reconstructing Social Behavior from Fossil Evidence (pages 226–243): J. Michael PlavcanChapter 13 Geochronology (pages 244–264): Alan L. DeinoChapter 14 The Origins and Evolution of Technology (pages 265–289): Kathy Schick and Nicholas TothChapter 15 Genetic Perspectives on Ape and Human Evolution (pages 290–305): Todd R. DisotellChapter 16 The Genetics of Morphology (pages 306–320): Richard J. Sherwood and Dana L. DurenChapter 17 Paleoanthropology and Race (pages 321–337): Milford H. Wolpoff and Rachel CaspariChapter 18 Primate Origins (pages 339–357): Mary T. SilcoxChapter 19 Anthropoid Origins (pages 358–375): K. Christopher BeardChapter 20 Catarrhine Origins (pages 376–396): Terry HarrisonChapter 21 The Miocene Hominoid Radiations (pages 397–416): David R. BegunChapter 22 Before Australopithecus (pages 417–433): Scott W. SimpsonChapter 23 Australopithecus and Kenyanthropus (pages 434–456): Ashley S. Hammond and Carol V. WardChapter 24 Paranthropus (pages 457–478): Bernard Wood and Kes SchroerChapter 25 Earliest Homo (pages 479–496): Friedemann SchrenkChapter 26 Homo Erectus and Related Taxa (pages 497–516): Susan C. AntonChapter 27 The Middle Pleistocene Record (pages 517–537): Jean?Jacques HublinChapter 28 Neanderthals (pages 538–556): Katerina Harvati?PapatheodorouChapter 29 Modern Human Origins (pages 557–581): Mark Collard and Mana DemboChapter 30 Homo Floresiensis (pages 582–598): William L. Jungers