This volume presents the cutting-edge research of leading
scientists, re-examining the major debates in Neanderthal research
with the use of innovative methods and exciting new theoretical
approaches. Coverage includes the re-evaluation of Neanderthal
anatomy, inferred adaptations and habitual activities,
developmental patterns, phylogenetic relationships, and the
Neanderthal extinction; new methods include computer tomography, 3D
geometric morphometrics, ancient DNA and bioenergetics. The book
offers fresh insight into both Neanderthals and modern humans.
Ausstattung/Bilder: 2007. XIV, 333 S. 72 SW-Abb. 277 mm
Seitenzahl: 348
Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology Series
Englisch
Abmessung: 297mm x 210mm x 23mm
Gewicht: 1119g
ISBN-13: 9781402051203
ISBN-10: 1402051204
Best.Nr.: 20946350
Aus den Rezensionen: " Dieses Buch präsentiert eine Fülle an Daten und neuen Einsichten rund um das Thema Neandertaler. Die Fortschritte, die bei der Lektüre offensichtlich werden, sind dabei nicht das Ergebnis von neuen Funden. Vielmehr sind sie der Anwendung neuer Methoden und Technologien sowie der kritischen Auseinandersetzung mit etablierten Paradigmen zu verdanken. Es ist daher jedem, der sich für Paläoanthropologie im Allgemeinen und Neandertaler im Besonderen interessiert, ohne Einschränkung zu empfehlen." (R. Ziegler, in: Zentralblatt für Geologie und Paläontologie Teil II, 2007, Issue 5-6, 958 ff.)
From the reviews: "Neanderthals Revisited deals exclusively with the biological issues ... . Readers will gain an appreciation of the diversity of scientific perspectives on the Neanderthals ... . The result is an excellent and extremely useful compendium of approaches and perspectives, including some very novel ones. ... I consider it a must read for anyone interested in any aspect of hominin evolution and believe it will stand for many years as the fundamental reference for the role of the Neandertals in our evolutionary history." Fred H. Smith, Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 2008 "At the beginning of 2005, Katerina Harvati and Terry Harrison hosted a conference entitled 'Neanderthals Revisited: New Approaches and Perspectives,' which was supported by the Center for the Study of Human Origins ... . The papers run the gamut of research themes and styles, ranging from a study of the Neanderthal hand to one that claims to have found evidence of selection acting on mtDNA. ... a rich source of information and inspiration for students, researchers, and teachers." Bernard Wood, American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 2008 "This volume presents a stimulating survey of current perspectives on Neanderthal issues, ranging from species concepts and systematics, to dental morphology and developmental studies, to molecular approaches and morphological analyses. ... To sum up, this volume is a very worthwhile addition to one's bookshelf, presenting a diverse collection of current and stimulating research papers." Kevin L. Kuykendall, PaleoAnthropology, 2009
Katerina Harvati is senior researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology and adjunct Associate Professor at the Anthropology Department of the City University of New York Graduate School. Dr. Harvati is a paleoanthropologist specializing in Neanderthal evolution and modern human origins. Her broader research interests include primate and human evolution, evolutionary theory, life history and paleolithic archaeology. She has conducted fieldwork in Europe and Africa and is currently directing paleoanthropological research in Northern Greece. Her work has been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA), the Journal of Human Evolution, the American Journal of Physical Anthropology and elsewhere. Terry Harrison is Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for the Study of Human Origins at New York University. His main research interests include all aspects of human and primate evolution. He has conducted paleontological field research in Europe, East Africa, and Asia, and he is currently directing research at the early hominin locality of Laetoli in Tanzania. He has published extensively on the evolutionary relationships and paleobiology of Miocene hominoids, East African vertebrate paleontology, and comparative anatomy. He is the editor of Neogene Paleontology of the Manonga Valley, Tanzania (Plenum Press).
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Inhaltsangabe
1. Neanderthals Revisited
2. The Distinctiveness and Systematic Context of Homo neanderthalensis
3. Saccopastore 1: The Earliest Neanderthal? A new Look at an Old Cranium
4. Inquiries into Neanderthal Cranio-facial Development and Evolution: 'Accretion' vs 'organismal' models
5. Neanderthals and Modern Humans - Chimps and Bonobo
6. Cranial Growth models: Heterochrony, heterotopy, and the kinematics of Ontogeny
7. Bioenergetic Perspectives on Neanderthal Thermoregulatory and Activity Budgets
8. How different were Neanderthals' Habitual Activities? A Comparative Analysis with Diverse Groups of Recent Humans
9. Neanderthal Hands in their Proper Perspective
10. Did Neanderthals make the Châtelperronian Assemblage from La Grotte du Renne (Arcy-Sur-Cure, France)?11. The Fate of European Neanderthals: Results and Perspectives from Ancient DNA Analyses
12. Selection on Mitochondrial DNA and the Neanderthal Problem
13. Reliability of Cranial Morphology in Reconstructing Neanderthal Phylogeny
14. Non-metric Variation in Recent Humans as a Model for Understanding Neanderthal-Early Modern Human Differences: Just How "Unique" are Neanderthal Unique Traits
15. Earliest Upper Paleolithic crania from Mladec, Czech Republic, and the Question of Neanderthal-Modern Continuity: Metrical Evidence from the Fronto-Facial Region
16. Neanderthals and Modern Humans: An Example of a Mammalian Syngameon
17. Speciation by distance and temporal overlap: A New Approach to Understanding Neanderthal Evolution
18. The Neanderthal-H. sapiens Interface in Eurasia
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