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Record Nr.

UNINA9910829806503321

Titolo

The human fossil record . Volume two Craniodental morphology of Genus Homo (Africa and Asia) [[electronic resource] /] / Jeffrey H. Schwartz, Ian Tattersall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Wiley-Liss, c2003

ISBN

1-280-25277-4

9786610252770

0-470-35216-7

0-471-32644-5

0-471-72271-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (617 p.)

Collana

The Human Fossil Record ; ; v.6

Altri autori (Persone)

SchwartzJeffrey H

TattersallIan

BroadfieldDouglas C

YuanMichael S

HollowayRalph L

Disciplina

569.9

Soggetti

Fossil hominids

Human remains (Archaeology)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

THE HUMAN FOSSIL RECORD; CONTENTS; Preface to Volumes One and Two; PART 1: INTRODUCTION; Descriptive Protocol; Descriptive Format; Anatomical Terminology Figures; Abbreviations; Maps; Layout of Entries; PART 2a: AFRICA; Bodo; Border Cave; Boskop; Cave of Hearths; Chemeron; Dar es Soltane II; Eliye Springs; Eyasi; Fish Hoek; Florisbad; Guomde; Hadar; Haua Fteah; Jebel Irhoud; Kabwe; Klasies River Mouth; Koobi Fora; Laetoli (Ngaloba); Melka Kontoure; Nariokotome; Ndutu; Olduvai Gorge; Omo Kibish; Saldanha; Sale; Singa; Sterkfontein; Swartkrans; Thomas Quarry; Tighenif; Tuinplaas; Uraha

PART 2b: ASIA, WESTERNAmud; Jebel Qafzeh; Kebara; Shanidar; Skhul; Tabun; Teshik-Tash; Zuttiyeh; PART 2c: ASIA, EASTERN, AND CENTRAL; Dali; Hexian; Jinniushan; Kedungbrubus; Lantian; Liujiang; Longgupo;



Maba; Mojokerto; Narmada; Ngandong; Ngawi; Sambungmacan; Sangiran; Trinil; Wajak; Yuanmou; Yunxian; Zhoukoudian Lower Cave; Zhoukoudian Upper Cave; PART 3: FOSSILS ATTRIBUTED TO GENUS HOMO: SOME GENERAL NOTES; "Early Homo"; Homo erectus and Its Putative Relatives in Africa and Asia; Extinct European Homo and Potential Relatives; Homo sapiens and "Archaic Homo sapiens"; Conclusion

Sommario/riassunto

The Human Fossil Record series is the most authoritative and comprehensive documentation of the fossil evidence  relevant to the study of our evolutionary past. This second volume covers the craniodental remains from Africa and Asia attributed to the genus Homo. In this monumental and groundbreaking new series, the authors use clearly defined terminology and descriptive protocols that are applied uniformly throughout. Organized alphabetically by site name with detailed morphological descriptions and original, expertly taken photographs, each entry features: Location informationHist