Close encounters with humankind : a paleoanthropologist investigates our evolving species /

Close encounters with humankind : a paleoanthropologist investigates our evolving species /

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Author / Creator:	Lee, Sang-Hee, author.
Imprint:	New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2018] ©2018
Description:	304 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Human evolution. Paleoanthropology. Fossil hominids. Fossil hominids. Human evolution. Paleoanthropology.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11420892

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Other authors / contributors:	Yoon, Shin-Young, author.
ISBN:	9780393634822 0393634825
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-286) and index.
Summary:	Explores how the field of paleoanthropology enables insights into some of the world's leading evolutionary questions, exploring such topics as the life cycles of ancient people, the origins of social nature, and the common traits between modern humans and Neanderthals.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Let's take a journey together
Are we cannibals?
The birth of fatherhood
Who were the first hominin ancestors?
Big-brained babies give moms big grief
Meat lovers R us
Got milk?
A gene for Snow White
Granny is an artist
Did farming bring prosperity?
Peking man and the Yakuza
Asia challenges Africa's stronghold on the birthplace of humanity
Cooperation connects you and me
King Kong
Breaking back
In search of the most humanlike face
Our changing brains
You are a Neanderthal!
The molecular clock does not keep time
Denisovians: the Asian Neanderthals?
Hobbits
Seven billion humans, one single race?
Are humans still evolving?
Epilogue: Precious humanity
Epilogue 2: An invitation to an unfamiliar world of paleoanthropology
Appendix 1: Common questions and answers about evolution
Appendix 2: Overview of hominin evolution.