Churchill Thin on the Ground

Neandertal Biology, Archeology and Ecology
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-118-59086-7
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 472 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Foundation of Human Biology

Thin on the Ground: Neandertal Biology, Archeology andEcology synthesizes the current knowledge about our sisterspecies the Neandertals, combining data from a variety ofdisciplines to reach a cohesive theory behind Neandertal lowpopulation densities and relatively low rate of technologicalinnovation. The book highlights and contrasts the differencesbetween Neandertals and early modern humans and exploresthe morphological, physiological, and behavioral adaptive solutionswhich led to the extinction of the Neandertals and thepopulation expansion of modern humans.
Written by a world recognized expert in physical anthropology,Thin on the Ground: Neandertal Biology, Archaeology andEcology will be a must have title for anyone interested inthe rise and fall of the Neandertals.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Churchill, Steven E.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Thin on the Ground: Population Density and Technological Innovation
Chapter 2: The Neandertals in Time and Space
Chapter 3: The Body Neandertal
Chapter 4: Surviving the Cold
Chapter 5: The Caloric Economy of Pleistocene Europe
Chapter 6: Neandertals as Consumers
Chapter 7: Red in Tooth and Claw: Neandertals as Predators
Chapter 8: In the Company of Killers: Neandertals as Carnivores
Chapter 9: The Cost of Living in Ice Age Europe
Chapter 10: Neandertal Life, Life History, and Demography
Chapter 11: From Thin to Thick: The African MSA