The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Evolution - Steve Jones, Robert Martin and David Pilbeam

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Evolution edited by Steve Jones, Robert Martin and David Pilbeam. A wide-ranging introduction to the human species that places modern humans in evolutionary perspective. Contents: List of Reference Tables.List of Maps. List of Contributors. Introduction: What Makes Us Human? Patterns of Primate Evolution. The Life of Primates. The Brain and Language. Primate Social organisation. Human Evolution in a Geological Context. The Primate Fossil Record. Primate Genetics and Evolution. Genetic Clues of Relatedness. Early Human Behaviour and Ecology. Human Populations, Past and Present.