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The Evolution of Modern Humans in Africa
Pamela R. Willoughby
其他書名
A Comprehensive Guide
出版AltaMira Press, 2007
主題Science / Life Sciences / EvolutionSocial Science / ArchaeologySocial Science / Women's Studies
ISBN07591011839780759101180
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=2YQOAQAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋Pamela Willoughby provides a wide-ranging synthesis of current knowledge about the evolution of fully modern humans in Africa during the Middle Palaeolithic / Middle Stone Age. According to most scholars, our modern ancestors first emerged in Africa and then spread throughout the habitable world. Willoughby brings evidence from mitochondrial DNA, ancient fossils, and archaeological remains (including her own research in Tanzania) to bear on questions regarding the place of human species in nature, the specific origins of Homo Sapiens, and the dispersal of these modern humans throughout Africa and around the globe. She confronts straightforwardly the problems of dating the earliest modern humans, and she discusses the various alternative models of modern human origins, which will be debated for years to come. The Evolution of Modern Humans in Africa is a compelling, thought-provoking book for both students and scholars.