Human evolution / edited by Rusty Huddle.
Series: Gale eBooks | Study of sciencePublisher: New York, New York : Britannica Educational Publishing in association with Rosen Educational Services, 2017Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resource (134 pages) : color illustrations, maps, portraitContent type:- text
- text
- computer
- computer
- online resource
- online resource
- 9781508103554
- 599.93/8 23
- GN281 .H84744 2017
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Ebook | NMC Library | Gale Virtual Reference Library | Online | GN281 .H84744 2017 EBOOK (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available online - NMC Login required | 2019-236269 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
chapter 1. Evidence for evolution and a general overview -- chapter 2. Background and beginnings of human evolution -- chapter 3. Tools, hands, and heads in the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs -- chapter 4. The emergence of Homo sapiens.
This volume provides a general overview of evolution, Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, and an introduction to the relevant fossil record. It also explores relevant theories and refinements in human traits and culture, and the emergence of Homo sapiens as a modern species.