Culture, People, Nature: An Introduction to General AnthropologyWritten by a foremost spokesperson on cultural materialism, this book introduces students to the four fields of anthropology making all aspects of archaeology, linguistics, physical anthropology and cultural anthropology accessible and relevant to readers. |
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... sapiens from erectus are 1. cranial capacity well within modern range 2. rounded back of head ( occipital bone ) 3. wider brows 4. brow ridges that form two distinct arches rather than a continuous bar or shelf Archaic Sapiens in Europe ...
... sapiens from erectus are 1. cranial capacity well within modern range 2. rounded back of head ( occipital bone ) 3. wider brows 4. brow ridges that form two distinct arches rather than a continuous bar or shelf Archaic Sapiens in Europe ...
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... modern Europeans . There are two major theories regarding the fate of the Neandertals and the origins of modern sapiens . One is that the Neandertals were more or less abruptly replaced by migrating groups of mod- ern sapiens who came ...
... modern Europeans . There are two major theories regarding the fate of the Neandertals and the origins of modern sapiens . One is that the Neandertals were more or less abruptly replaced by migrating groups of mod- ern sapiens who came ...
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... modern sapiens ( Qafzeh ) . Thermolu- minescence ( see Box 4.1 , p . 43 ) dates Jebel Qafzeh to 92,000 B.P. and Tabun to only 60,000 B.P .. THE ORIGIN OF H. SAPIENS SAPIENS : THE MULTIPLE ORIGIN THEORY Proponents of the second or ...
... modern sapiens ( Qafzeh ) . Thermolu- minescence ( see Box 4.1 , p . 43 ) dates Jebel Qafzeh to 92,000 B.P. and Tabun to only 60,000 B.P .. THE ORIGIN OF H. SAPIENS SAPIENS : THE MULTIPLE ORIGIN THEORY Proponents of the second or ...
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Introduction | 1 |
PART I | 7 |
Dominant and Recessive Genes | 14 |
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