What Teeth Reveal about Human Evolution

ISBN-13: 9781107082106 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 294 str.

Debbie Guatelli-Steinberg

Opis

Explores the insights that fossil hominin teeth provide about human evolution, linking findings with current debates in palaeoanthropology.

Recenzje

'… This highly accessible book has drawn from a wide range of recent findings and publications and presents it in a manner which would definitely appeal to a mixed audience. Reading through, there is a strong sense of narrative, which takes the reader on a seemingly informal tour through hominin dentary science. With this open style and coverage of current literature, this book has appeal to readers from a broad range of specialisms …' Ben Garrod

Spis treści

Introduction; Part I. Teeth and Australopiths: 1. March of the bipeds: the early years; 2. Dentally derived dietary inferences: the australopiths; 3. Curious canines; 4. Incisive insights into childhood; Part II. Teeth and the Genus Homo: 5. March of the bipeds: the later years; 6. Dentally derived dietary inferences: the genus Homo and its diminishing dentition; 7. Long in the tooth: life history changes in Homo; 8. Knowing Neanderthals through their teeth; 9. Insights into the origins of modern humans and their dental diseases; 10. Every tooth a diamond.