Considering the contributions of related sciences such as paleoclimatology, geochronology, systematics, genetics, and developmental biology, Wood explores our latest understandings of our own evolution. Luce Professor of Human Origins at George Washington University and Adjunct Senior Scientist in the Human Origins Program at the. This Very Short Introduction traces the history of our. The combination of ancient and modern human DNA has contributed to discoveries of new taxa, as well as the suggestion of "ghost" taxa whose fossil records still remain to be discovered. Get FREE shipping on Human Evolution: A Very Short Introduction by Bernard Wood, from. This Very Short Introduction traces the history of paleoanthropology from. In this new edition he discusses how ancient DNA studies have revolutionized how we view the recent (post-550 ka) human evolution, and the process of speciation. Buy Human Evolution: A Very Short Introduction by Bernard Wood at Mighty Ape NZ. In this Very Short Introduction, Bernard Wood traces the history of paleoanthropology from its beginnings in the eighteenth century to the very latest fossil finds. Newly discovered fossil evidence is adding ever more pieces to the puzzle of our past, whilst revolutionary technological advances in the study of ancient DNA are completely reshaping theories of early human populations and migrations. The study of human evolution is advancing rapidly.
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