Early Hominin Paleoecology - Hardcover

Matthew Sponhiemer; Julia A. Lee-Thorp; Kaye E. Reed; Peter Ungar

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9781607322245: Early Hominin Paleoecology

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ISBN 10: 1607322242 ISBN 13: 9781607322245

Publisher: University Press of Colorado, 2013

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An introduction to the multidisciplinary field of hominin paleoecology for advanced undergraduate students and beginning graduate students, Early Hominin Paleoecology offers an up to date review of the relevant literature, exploring new research and synthesizing old and new ideas. Recent advances in the field and the laboratory are not only improving our understanding of human evolution but are also transforming it. Given the increasing specialization of the individual fields of study in hominin paleontology, communicating research results and data is difficult, especially to a broad audience of graduate students, advanced undergraduates, and the interested public. Early Hominin Paleoecology provides a good working knowledge of the subject while also presenting a solid grounding in the sundry ways this knowledge has been constructed. The book is divided into three sections climate and environment (with a particular focus on the latter), adaptation and behavior, and modern analogs and models and features contributors from various fields of study, including archaeology, primatology, paleoclimatology, sedimentology, and geochemistry.Early Hominin Paleoecology is an accessible introduction into this fascinating and ever-evolving field and will be essential to any student interested in pursuing research in human paleoecology.

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This volume is a fantastic resource for researchers and advanced students looking for a solid grounding in the many methodological approaches in hominin paleoecology. --Herman Pontzer, American Journal of Human Biology

About the Author:

Matt Sponheimer is an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Julia A. Lee-Thorp is a professor of archaeological science at the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, University of Oxford. Kaye E. Reed is a professor at the Institute of Human Origins, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University. Peter Ungar is distinguished professor and chair of the Anthropology Department at the University of Arkansas.

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