Resena: The intense media coverage of new developments in human evolutionary studies testifies
eloquently that to our egocentric species no subject is of greater interest than our own
past. Yet up to now no comprehensive encyclopedia dealing with the evolution of
humankind has been available. In the hope of providing such a source we have worked
with our contributors and with Garland Publishing, Inc., to produce the present volume.



We have defined human evolution in its broadest sense and so have covered such areas as
systematics, evolutionary theory, genetics, primatology, primate paleontology, and
Paleolithic archaeology in an attempt to provide the most complete context possible for
the understanding of the human fossil record.

The contributions in this volume are written to be accessible to those with no prior
knowledge of the subject, yet they contain sufficient detail to be of value as a resource to
both students and professionals. The work should prove useful to the widest possible
range of individuals interested in human evolution. Each entry has been prepared by a
leading authority on its subject; and although every contributor was asked to represent all
major points of view on the many topics that are the matter of dispute, each was left free
to expound his or her preferred interpretation. The volume thus samples the heterogeneity
of opinion that gives paleoanthropology so much of its liveliness, while remaining both
authoritative and comprehensive.

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