Social Bioarchaeology
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Sabrina C. Agarwal (Editor); Bonnie A. Glencross (Editor)
Illustrates new methodological directions in analyzing humansocial and biological variation Offers a wide array of research on past populations around theglobe Explains the central features of bioarchaeological research bykey researchers and established experts around the world
Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Human Evolution
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Geoffrey Wood; Bernard Wood (Editor)
This comprehensive A to Z encyclopedia provides extensive coverageof important scientific terms related to improving ourunderstanding of how we evolved. Specifically, the 5,000 entries inthis two-volume set cover evidence and methods used to investigatethe relationships among the living great apes, evidence about whatmakes the behavior of modern humans distinctive, and evidence aboutthe evolutionary history of that distinctiveness, as well asinformation about modern methods used to trace the recentevolutionary history of modern human populations. This textprovides a resource for everyone studying the emergence of Homosapiens. Visit the companion site www.woodhumanevolution.com to browseadditional references and updates from this comprehensiveencyclopedia.
The Encyclopedia of Geography reflects how the growth of geography has propelled a demand for intermediaries between the abstract language of academia and the ordinary language of everyday life.
The Encyclopedia of GIS features a comprehensive, authoritative treatment of this subject matter, with a simple A-Z format providing easy access to the field.