Modern humans : their African origin and global dispersal / John F. Hoffecker.
Modern humans : their African origin and global dispersal / John F. Hoffecker.
Modern humans : their African origin and global dispersal / John F. Hoffecker.
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Publisher
New York : Columbia University Press, [2017]
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G 2020/0656
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Language
English
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Physical content
506 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
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volume
Contents
Information, complexity, and human evolution -- Modern human origins and dispersal : the synthesis -- An evolutionary context for Homo sapiens -- Recent African origin -- Global dispersal : southern Asia and Australia -- Global dispersal : northern Eurasia -- Global dispersal : Beringia and the Amer...
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Publisher
New York : Columbia University Press, [2017]
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2017]
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"Modern Humans is a vivid account of the most recent--and perhaps the most important--phase of human evolution: the appearance of anatomically modern people (Homo sapiens) in Africa less than half a million years ago and their later spread throughout the world. Leaving no stone unturned, John F. Hoffecker demonstrates that Homo sapiens represents a...
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Modern humans : their African origin and global dispersal / John F. Hoffecker.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-482) and index.
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G 2020/0656
Record Identifier
74VKaZakjEzX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaZakjEzX
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ISBN
9780231160766 (hardcover alkaline paper)
0231160763 (hardcover alkaline paper)
DDC
599.938
MMS ID
991024290903602626
