Culture, People, Nature: An Introduction to General AnthropologyProfessor Harris - the leading theorist in cultural materialism - bases this comprehensive work on the perspective of thematic and theoretical coherence, giving the book depth and continuity. Speaking directly to students, helpful chapter introductions and end-of-chapter summaries focus on key points before and after reading each chapter. This seventh edition includes meticulous updating of research and scholarship, especially in the very active field of physical anthropology and archaeology. A new feature - "America Now Updates" - turns an anthropological eye on the contemporary U.S., emphasizing the comparative aspects of anthropology and making the discipline relevant to students. |
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... AUSTRALOPITHECINES FIGURE 4.13 ( A ) Graciles had smaller jaws and teeth and smaller crests than ( B ) the robusts and ( C ) hyperrobusts . ( c ) ( B ) The robusts and hyper - robusts had massive jaws and huge molar teeth , heavy brow ...
... AUSTRALOPITHECINES FIGURE 4.13 ( A ) Graciles had smaller jaws and teeth and smaller crests than ( B ) the robusts and ( C ) hyperrobusts . ( c ) ( B ) The robusts and hyper - robusts had massive jaws and huge molar teeth , heavy brow ...
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... australopithecines . Moreover , it seems likely that the extinction of these aus- tralopithecines was a direct result of pres- sures placed on them by the evolution of the genus Homo . FIGURE 4.14 THREE PHYLOGENETIC SCENARIOS FOR THE ...
... australopithecines . Moreover , it seems likely that the extinction of these aus- tralopithecines was a direct result of pres- sures placed on them by the evolution of the genus Homo . FIGURE 4.14 THREE PHYLOGENETIC SCENARIOS FOR THE ...
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... australopithecines . The ex- tinction of the australopithecines suggests that hominids were subject to intense selec- tion for more complex and efficient tool use and socially acquired patterns of subsistence on the basis of cooperation ...
... australopithecines . The ex- tinction of the australopithecines suggests that hominids were subject to intense selec- tion for more complex and efficient tool use and socially acquired patterns of subsistence on the basis of cooperation ...
Contents
Why Study Anthropology? | 5 |
Organic Evolution | 9 |
The Inheritance of Genes | 11 |
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