| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 332 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Vertebrate paleobiology and paleoanthropology : a volume in The Max-Planck-Institute subseries in human evolution |
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Vertebrate paleobiology and paleoanthropology.
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| Contents |
Neanderthals revisited / K. Harvati and T. Harrison -- The distinctiveness and systematic context of Homo neanderthalensis / I. Tattersall and J.H. Schwartz -- Saccopastore 1 : the earliest Neanderthal? A new look at an old cranium / E. Bruner and G. Manzi -- Inquiries into Neanderthal craniofacial development and evolution : "accretion" versus "organismic" models / A. Rosas [and others] -- Neanderthals and modern humans -- chimps and bonobos : similarities and differences in development and evolution / M.S. Ponce de León and C.P.E. Zollikofer -- Cranial growth models : heterochrony, heterotopy, and the kinematics of ontogeny / C.P.E. Zollikofer and M.S. Ponce de León -- Bioenergetic perspectives on Neanderthal thermoregulatory and activity budgets / S.E. Churchill -- How different were Neanderthals' habitual activities? A comparative analysis with diverse groups of recent humans / O.M. Pearson, R.M. Cordero and A.M. Busby -- Neanderthal hands in their proper perspective / W.A. Niewoehner -- Did Neanderthals make the Châtelperronian assemblage from La Grotte du Renne (Arcy-sur-Cure, France)? / S.E. Bailey and J.-J. Hublin -- The fate of European Neanderthals : results and perspectives from ancient DNA analyses / D. Serre and S. Pääbo -- Selection on mitochondrial DNA and the Neanderthal problem / J. Hawks -- Reliability of cranial morphology in reconstructing Neanderthal phylogeny / K. Harvati and T.D. Weaver -- Non-metric variation in recent humans as a model for understanding Neanderthal-early modern human differences : just how "unique" are Neanderthal unique traits / J.C.M. Ahern -- Earliest Upper Paleolithic crania from Mladeč, Czech Republic, and the question of Neanderthal-modern continuity : metrical evidence from the fronto-facial region / G. Bräuer, H. Broeg and C.B. Stringer -- Neanderthals and modern humans : an example of a mammalian syngameon? / T.W. Holliday -- Speciation by distance and temporal overlap : a new approach to understanding Neanderthal evolution / J.-L. Voisin -- The Neanderthal-H. sapiens interface in Eurasia / C.B. Stringer |
| Summary |
Presents research by leading scientists re-examining the major debates in Neanderthal research with the use of methods and theoretical approaches. This book addresses topics that include the re-evaluation of Neanderthal anatomy, inferred adaptations and habitual activities, developmental patterns, phylogenetic relationships, and more |
| Analysis |
sociale wetenschappen |
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social sciences |
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antropologie |
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anthropology |
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archeologie |
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archaeology |
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evolutie |
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evolution |
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gewervelde dieren |
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vertebrates |
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Social Sciences (General) |
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Sociale wetenschappen (algemeen) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| In |
Springer e-books |
| Subject |
Neanderthals.
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Neanderthals -- Research
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Fossil hominids -- Research
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Human evolution.
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Fossil hominids.
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Neanderthals
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Homo neanderthalensis (extinct species)
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NATURE -- Fossils.
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Fossil hominids -- Research.
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Human evolution.
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Neanderthals.
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Neanderthals -- Research.
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Sciences sociales.
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Sciences humaines.
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Fossil hominids
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Human evolution
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Neanderthals
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Harvati, Katerina.
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Harrison, Terry.
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| ISBN |
9781402051210 |
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1402051212 |
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1402051204 |
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9781402051203 |
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6610817170 |
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9786610817177 |
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