Early Hominin Paleoecology
Editor(s): Matt Sponheimer; Julia Lee-Thorp; Kaye E. Reed; Peter S. Ungar
Year: 2013
Summary
An introduction to the multidisciplinary field of hominin paleoecology for advanced undergraduate students and beginning graduate students, Early Hominin Paleoecology offers an up-to-date review of the relevant literature, exploring new research and synthesizing old and new ideas.
Recent advances in the field and the laboratory are not only improving our understanding of human evolution but are also transforming it. Given the increasing specialization of the individual fields of study in hominin paleontology, communicating research results and data is difficult, especially to a broad audience of graduate students, advanced undergraduates, and the interested public. Early Hominin Paleoecology provides a good working knowledge of the subject while also presenting a solid grounding in the sundry ways this knowledge has been constructed. The book is divided into three sections—climate and environment (with a particular focus on the latter), adaptation and behavior, and modern analogs and models—and features contributors from various fields of study, including archaeology, primatology, paleoclimatology, sedimentology, and geochemistry.
Early Hominin Paleoecology is an accessible introduction into this fascinating and ever-evolving field and will be essential to any student interested in pursuing research in human paleoecology.
This resource is a sample of "Early Hominin Paleoecology." Included is the title page, table of contents and first chapter. The publication in its entirety is available through the University Press of Colorado.
Cite this Record
Early Hominin Paleoecology. Matt Sponheimer, Julia Lee-Thorp, Kaye E. Reed, Peter S. Ungar. 5589 Arapahoe Avenue, Suite 206C Boulder, Colorado 80303: University Press of Colorado. 2013 ( tDAR id: 399129) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8WH2RK7
URL: http://www.upcolorado.com/university-press-of-colorado/item/1990-early-homini...
Keywords
Culture
Hominin
Material
Dating Sample
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Fauna
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Human Remains
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Macrobotanical
Investigation Types
Bioarchaeological Research
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Ethnographic Research
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Ethnohistoric Research
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Historic Background Research
General
Chimpanzee
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Dental Microwear
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Dietary Adaptations
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Early Hominin Paleoecology
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Facies Analysis
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Global Climate Change
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Hard Tissue Biochemistry
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Hominin Ecology
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Hominin Locomotion
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Hominin Posture
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Human Behavioral Evolution
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Human Evolution
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Isotopic Analysis
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Morphology of Jaws
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Morphology of Teeth
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Orbital Forcing
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Paleobotanical Reconstruction
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Paleoecology
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Paleosols
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Protopeople
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Tectonics
Geographic Keywords
Africa (Continent)
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East Africa
Temporal Keywords
Pleistocene
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Plio-Pleistocene
Spatial Coverage
min long: -20.039; min lat: -38.823 ; max long: 69.961; max lat: 45.583 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Beth Svinarich
Contributor(s): David R. Braun; Beth Christensen; David J. Daegling; Craig Feibel; Frederick E. Grine; Clifford J. Jolly; Naomi E. Levin; Mark A. Maslin; John C. Mitani; Jay Quade; Amy L. Rector; Jeanne Sept; Lillian M. Spencer; Mark F. Teaford; Carol V. Ward; Katy E. Wilson; Matt Sponheimer; Julia A. Lee-Thorpe; Kaye E. Reed; Peter Ungar
Permitting Agency(s): University Press of Colorado
Repository(s): University Press of Colorado
Notes
General Note: This resource is a sample of "Early Hominin Paleoecology." Included is the title page, table of contents and first chapter. The publication in its entirety is available through the University Press of Colorado.
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