The first humans : origin and early evolution of the genus Homo : contributions from the third Stony Brook Human Evolution Symposium and Workshop, October 3-October 7, 2006 /
The first humans : origin and early evolution of the genus Homo : contributions from the third Stony Brook Human Evolution Symposium and Workshop, October 3-October 7, 2006 /
edited by Frederick E. Grine, John G. Fleagle, Richard E. Leakey.
- [Dordrecht] : Springer, c2009.
- xi, 218 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 29 cm.
- Vertebrate paleobiology and paleoanthropology series .
- Vertebrate paleobiology and paleoanthropology. .
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Early humans : of whom do we speak? / Homo habilis - a premature discovery : remembered by one of its founding fathers, 42 years later / Where does the genus Homo begin, and how would we know? / The origin of Homo / Comparisons of early Pleistocene skulls from East Africa and the Georgian Caucasus : evidence bearing on the origin and systematics of genus Homo / Phenetic affinities of Plio-Pleistocene Homo fossils from South Africa : molar cusp proportions / Evolution of the hominin shoulder : early Homo / Brains, brawn, and the evolution of human endurance running capabilities / Interlimb proportions in humans and fossil hominins : variability and scaling / Growth and development of the Nariokotome youth, KNM-WT 15000 / Dental evidence for diets of early Homo / Origins and adaptations of early Homo : what archeology tells us / Plio-Pleistocene East African pulsed climate variability and its influence on early human evolution / Tracking ecological change in relation to the emergence of Homo near the Plio-Pleistocene boundary / Ecology of Plio-Pleistocene mammals in the Omo-Turkana Basin and the emergence of Homo / Biogeochemical evidence for the environments of early Homo in South Africa / The first humans : a summary perspective on the origin and early evolution of the genus Homo / Richard E. Leakey -- Phillip V. Tobias -- Bernard A. Wood -- William H. Kimbel -- G. Philip Rightmire and David Lordkipanidze -- Frederick E. Grine ... [et al.] -- Susan G. Larson -- Daniel E. Lieberman ... [et al.] -- William L. Jungers -- M. Christopher Dean and B. Holly Smith -- Peter S. Ungar and Robert S. Scott -- HeÌleÌne Roche, Robert J. Blumenschine and John J. Shea -- Mark A. Maslin and Martin H. Trauth -- Kaye E. Reed and Samantha M. Russak -- ReneÌ Bobe and Meave G. Leakey -- Matt Sponheimer and Julia A. Lee-Thorp -- Frederick E. Grine and John G. Fleagle.
9781402099793 (hbk.) 1402099797 (hbk.) 1402099800 (ebk.) 9781402099809 (ebk.)
2009927083
GBA936600 bnb
015109352 Uk
Human beings--Origin--Congresses.
Human evolution--Congresses.
Fossil hominids--Congresses.
GN281 / .S859 2006
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Early humans : of whom do we speak? / Homo habilis - a premature discovery : remembered by one of its founding fathers, 42 years later / Where does the genus Homo begin, and how would we know? / The origin of Homo / Comparisons of early Pleistocene skulls from East Africa and the Georgian Caucasus : evidence bearing on the origin and systematics of genus Homo / Phenetic affinities of Plio-Pleistocene Homo fossils from South Africa : molar cusp proportions / Evolution of the hominin shoulder : early Homo / Brains, brawn, and the evolution of human endurance running capabilities / Interlimb proportions in humans and fossil hominins : variability and scaling / Growth and development of the Nariokotome youth, KNM-WT 15000 / Dental evidence for diets of early Homo / Origins and adaptations of early Homo : what archeology tells us / Plio-Pleistocene East African pulsed climate variability and its influence on early human evolution / Tracking ecological change in relation to the emergence of Homo near the Plio-Pleistocene boundary / Ecology of Plio-Pleistocene mammals in the Omo-Turkana Basin and the emergence of Homo / Biogeochemical evidence for the environments of early Homo in South Africa / The first humans : a summary perspective on the origin and early evolution of the genus Homo / Richard E. Leakey -- Phillip V. Tobias -- Bernard A. Wood -- William H. Kimbel -- G. Philip Rightmire and David Lordkipanidze -- Frederick E. Grine ... [et al.] -- Susan G. Larson -- Daniel E. Lieberman ... [et al.] -- William L. Jungers -- M. Christopher Dean and B. Holly Smith -- Peter S. Ungar and Robert S. Scott -- HeÌleÌne Roche, Robert J. Blumenschine and John J. Shea -- Mark A. Maslin and Martin H. Trauth -- Kaye E. Reed and Samantha M. Russak -- ReneÌ Bobe and Meave G. Leakey -- Matt Sponheimer and Julia A. Lee-Thorp -- Frederick E. Grine and John G. Fleagle.
9781402099793 (hbk.) 1402099797 (hbk.) 1402099800 (ebk.) 9781402099809 (ebk.)
2009927083
GBA936600 bnb
015109352 Uk
Human beings--Origin--Congresses.
Human evolution--Congresses.
Fossil hominids--Congresses.
GN281 / .S859 2006