Essentials of Physical Anthropology,
10th Edition

1. Introduction to Physical Anthropology.
2. The Development of Evolutionary Theory.
3. The Biological Basis of Life.
4. Heredity and Evolution.
5. Processes of Macroevolution.
6. An Overview of the Primates.
7. Primate Behavior.
8. Primate and Hominin Origins.
9. The First Dispersal of the Genus Homo: Homo erectus and Contemporaries.
10. Premodern Humans.
11. The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans.
12. Human Variation and Adaptation.
13. Legacies of Human Evolutionary History: Effects on the Life Course.
14. The Human Disconnection.

• Robert Jurmain

  Robert Jurmain received an A.B. in Anthropology from UCLA and a Ph.D. in Biological Anthropology from Harvard. He taught at San Jose State University from 1975 to 2004 and is now professor emeritus. During his teaching career, he taught courses in all major branches of physical anthropology, including osteology and human evolution, with the greatest concentration in general education teaching for introductory students. His research interests are skeletal biology of humans and non-human primates, paleopathology, and paleoanthropology. In addition to his three textbooks, which together have appeared in 35 editions, he is the author of STORIES FROM THE SKELETON: BEHAVIORAL RECONSTRUCTION IN HUMAN OSTEOLOGY (1999, Gordon Breach Publishers), as well as numerous articles in research journals.

• Lynn Kilgore

  Lynn Kilgore earned her Ph.D. from the University of Colorado, Boulder, where she now holds an affiliate faculty position. Her primary research interests are osteology and paleopathology. She has taught numerous undergraduate and graduate courses in human osteology, primate behavior, human heredity and evolution, and general physical anthropology. Her research focuses on developmental defects as well as on disease and trauma in human and great ape skeletons.

• Wenda Trevathan

  Wenda Trevathan is regents' professor, emerita, of anthropology at New Mexico State University, where she taught from 1983 to 2009. She is a biological anthropologist whose research focuses on the evolutionary and biocultural factors underlying human reproduction, including childbirth, maternal behavior, sexuality, and menopause. Her primary publications include works on the evolution of childbirth and evolutionary medicine. Her recent books include ANCIENT BODIES, MODERN LIVES: HOW EVOLUTION HAS SHAPED WOMEN'S HEALTH (2010, Oxford University Press) and COSTLY AND CUTE: HELPLESS INFANTS AND HUMAN EVOLUTION (2016, SAR/UNM Press). She is also the Editor in Chief of the INTERNATIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, which will be published by John Wiley and Sons in 2018. She has taught courses in physical anthropology, nutritional anthropology, medical anthropology, evolutionary medicine, and anthropology of reproduction.

• Eric Bartelink

  Eric Bartelink received a B.S. in Anthropology from Central Michigan University (1995), an M.A. in Anthropology at California State University, Chico (2001), and a Ph.D. in Anthropology from Texas A&M University (2006). He has taught for eleven years at California State University, Chico, where he is currently a Full Professor and Director of the Human Identification Laboratory. He teaches courses in introductory physical anthropology, human osteology, human growth and development, human origins, bioarchaeology, forensic anthropology, and statistics. His research interests focus on the bioarchaeology of Native California, dietary reconstruction using stable isotope analysis, and applications within forensic anthropology. He is a co-author on ESSENTIALS OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY (10e, Cengage Learning), FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY: CURRENT METHODS AND PRACTICE (2014, Academic/Elsevier Press), and has authored and co-authored numerous articles in scientific journals.

• At the start of every chapter, learning objectives (linked to the main chapter headings) and a short outline provide a preview of the upcoming content.

• "Why It Matters" boxes toward the end of each chapter incorporate a "Your Turn" activity that allows students to decide what to do next.

• "Physical Anthropology in Practice," boxes highlight important discoveries, controversies, and contributions by physical anthropologists while engaging students with critical-thinking questions.

• Updates throughout the text reflect recent discoveries and advances in virtually every aspect of physical anthropology.

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• At the start of every chapter, learning objectives (linked to the main chapter headings) and a short chapter outline provide a preview of the upcoming content.

• "Why It Matters" boxes toward the end of the chapter incorporate a "Your Turn" activity that allows you to decide what to do next.

• "Physical Anthropology in Practice" boxes highlight important discoveries, controversies, and contributions by physical anthropologists.

• Updates throughout the text reflect recent discoveries and advances in virtually every aspect of physical anthropology.

• MindTap® is an online interactive learning solution that compels students to think critically about their text readings, and improves their comprehension by integrating a variety of tools such as video, chapter quizzes, and a full MindTap® Reader of the text.

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• Numerous charts and diagrams summarize key information throughout the text, helping students understand complex scientific material using a visually simple format.

• Proven pedagogical aids include Quick Reviews, a running glossary, and chapter-ending "Why it Matters" and "Physical Anthropology in Practice" boxes.

• The text presents fossils in chronological order and connects the different fossil finds to human evolution, so students are better able to understand the big picture of human evolution.

• "What's Important" tables in the fossil chapters and chapter-ending critical-thinking questions help students grasp course material and complex concepts.

• The text highlights "big picture" evolutionary changes, such as trends, characteristics, and patterns, and relates material dealing with genetics, disease, and environmental and cultural issues to everyday life.

• Highly visual graphic reviews of fossil finds identify each major fossil group, the region where it was found, and its evolutionary significance.

• Illustrations, maps, and hundreds of photos are directly related to the text material.

• Numerous charts and diagrams summarize key information throughout the text, making it easier to understand complex scientific material using a visually simple format.

• "What's Important" tables in the fossil chapters and chapter-ending critical-thinking questions help you better grasp course material and complex concepts.

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