{"product_id":"9783662722800","title":"Handbook of Paleoanthropology","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBiomedical and Life Sciences Reference Module Biomedical and Life Sciences\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eHandbook of Paleoanthropology\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCharles Musiba | Andrew Deane\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience \/ Life Sciences \/ Evolution\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eThis fully updated and revised 3rd edition of the \u003cem\u003eHandbook of Palaeoanthropology\u003c\/em\u003e provides a truly comprehensive overview of the field. Often cited as the most multidisciplinary of all sciences, palaeoanthropology incorporates a wide range of techniques such as geology, evolutionary biology (change to anthropology) and archaeology. The book presents the full range of current knowledge (add methods and techniques used in the field) and also looks to future developments in this fascinating discipline. It is an excellent resource for students, researchers and practitioners of palaeoanthropology.\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eGuided by a world-class editorial team, the entries reflect the best of contemporary science, also including newer topics such as palaeoproteomics, palaeogenetics and ancient DNA. Each of the three volumes covers the core components of the field:\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv role=\"presentation\"\u003eVolume I, Principles, Methods, and Approaches; incorporates the enormous advances that have been made in areas such as phylogenetic analysis, palaeoecology, and evolutionary theory and philosophy.\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv role=\"presentation\"\u003eVolume II, Primate Evolution and Human Origins; integrates primate fossil data with the vast amount that is now known about the behavior and ecology of living primates in natural environments.\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv role=\"presentation\"\u003eVolume III, Phylogeny of Hominins; deals with the fossil and molecular evidence for the evolution of Homo sapiens and its fossil relatives.\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eThe editors have ensured that the entries uphold a key principle of palaeoanthropology, namely that historical assessments must be updated with evolving knowledge of the living world. Palaeoanthropology is characterised by many lively and unresolved scientific debates, which are reflected in the heterogeneity of intellectual viewpoints in this handbook. This deliberate diversity ensures that this book is a multifaceted, comprehensive companion of inestimable value to students, academics and professionals alike.\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharles M. Musiba\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eis a Professor of Biological Anthropology at Duke University in the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology. He is also a research professor at the Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, and the Human Evolution Research Institute (HERI) at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Charles Musiba is a Montgomery and Carnegie African Diaspora fellow with research focus on human origins in eastern Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eHis work covers the following areas: taphonomy and paleoecology of Laetoli, evolution of upright posture and bipedalism, hominin behavior ecology at Olduvai Gorge, conservation of hominin footprints and animal trackways at Laetoli, and the evolution of the genus \u003cem\u003eHomo \u003c\/em\u003ein Eastern and Southern Africa (Laetoli, Isimila and Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania, and the Rising Star Cave in South Africa). Charles Musiba is interested in reconstructing past environments (4 million years ago to 250,000 years ago) using multiple proxy data and he is actively involved in conservation efforts and sustainable use of paleoanthropological resources in Tanzania through education and cultural exchange programs. Charles Musiba has extensively worked on the evolution of upright posture and bipedal gait in humans with emphasis on the interpretation of the 3.6 million years old fossil hominin footprints from Laetoli in northern Tanzania.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndrew S. Deane \u003c\/strong\u003eis an Associate Professor (with tenure) at the Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA. He holds an M.A. in Biological Anthropology from the University of Toronto, Canada, and a Ph.D. in Paleoanthropology, also from the University of Toronto. His research focuses on questions of ape and human evolution. In particular, he is interested in the functional relationships between the mechanical stresses associated with dietary and locomotor adaptations and hard and soft tissue anatomy, and what these relationships might reveal about the paleoecology and evolution of fossil apes and early humans.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17 June 2028\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Berlin Heidelberg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783662722800\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDigital \/ delivered \/ electronically\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Berlin Heidelberg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51220705837196,"sku":"9783662722800","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783662722800_68334619-eba5-4b07-8dc0-dad42f46531f.jpg?v=1783043376","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783662722800","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}