Modern humans : their African origin and global dispersal /

Modern Humans is about the most recent--and perhaps the most important--phase of human evolution: the appearance of anatomically modern people (Homo sapiens) in Africa less than a quarter of a million years ago and their subsequent spread throughout the world. Most of the features that render living...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hoffecker, John F. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Human beings > Origin.
Human beings > Migrations.
Human evolution.
Êtres humains > Origines.
Êtres humains > Migrations.
Êtres humains > Évolution.
NATURE > Animals > Mammals.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Mammals.
PSYCHOLOGY > Cognitive Psychology.
Human beings > Migrations
Human beings > Origin
Human evolution
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Information, complexity, and human evolution
  • Modern human origins and dispersal : the synthesis
  • An evolutionary context for Homo sapiens
  • Recent African origin
  • Global dispersal : southern Asia and Australia
  • Global dispersal : northern Eurasia
  • Global dispersal : Beringia and the Americas.

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