This book presents a synthesis of the modern approaches to the study of ontogeny and the interpretation of the fossil evidence for human origins. Recent years have seen significant developments in the understanding of the regulation of embryonic pattern formation and skeletal adaptation, and in techniques for the visualizations and analysis of ontogenetic transformations, offering the prospect of understanding the mechanisms underpinning phylogenetic transformation in the skeleton. Advances in developmental biology, molecular genetics, biomechanics, microscopy, imaging and morphometrics are...

With evolutionary medicine now maturing, further interaction between anthropologists, life scientists, and health professionals is crucial for progress. This book presents an overview of the state of the science, integrating theory and practice to contribute to the development of reflexive thought within evolutionary medicine. International contributors from anthropology, the life sciences, and medicine provide their perspectives on how evolutionary approaches can inform medical practical and education. They take a critical, reflexive approach, in order to move the field from the descriptive...

"The Four Great Covenants " shows the Biblical basis of the close connection between Christianity and Israel, and how the work of Jesus is rooted in the promises to Israel. This book is one of the clearest explanations of the roots of Christianity in the Covenants God made with Israel. Christianity is shown as the flowering of God's promises to Israel rather than a replacement of them. 'The Tabernacle of David" is a remarkable explanation of how the restoration of Israel today and the flowering of Christianity world-wide are dynamically intertwined. The connection between the presnt-day...