Chapter 0 Foreword Chapter 1 Modern Human Origins: A People Without History Chapter 2 Historical Perspectives: The Place of Humans in Nature Chapter 3 The Paleoenvironmental Context: The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans Chapter 4 The Chronological Framework: Dating the Appearance and Spread of Homo Sapiens Chapter 5 Out of Africa: When and How many times? Alternative Models of Modern Human Origins Chapter 6 Mitochondrial Eve and the Middle Stone Age: Genetics and Human Variation Chapter 7 The Fossil Hominin Evidence Chapter 8 The Archaeological Evidence from North Africa Chapter 9 The Archaeological Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa I Chapter 10 The Archaeological Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa II Chapter 12 Conclusions: What Does It Mean to Be a Modern Homo Sapiens? 13 References
Pamela R. Willoughby is Professor of anthropology at the University of Alberta.
Willoughby presents a comprehensive, concise, and authoritative
summary of the context of human evolution in the African continent
as understood today...For college and university libraries
supporting programs in anthropology and human evolution. Summing
Up: Highly Recommended. All academic levels/libraries.
*CHOICE*
the text will be especially useful to the advanced undergraduate or
graduate student....a valuable addition to academic libraries,
and...useful for specialized, upper level teaching.
*Susan Pfeiffer, Department of Anthropology, University of
Toronto*
a truly comprehensive guide to the African fossil and
archaeological record of later human evolution....the substantial
background chapters on paleoenvironments, dating, and genetics,
combined with an exhaustive review of sites, make this a suitable
textbook, and a helpful starting point for more in-depth studies,
as well as a useful desk reference for the specialist who might
occasionally need to refresh his or her memory regarding the basic
details of a site.
*Paleoanthropology*
I think that the text will be especially useful to the advanced
undergraduate or graduate student....a valuable addition to
academic libraries...useful for specialized, upper level
teaching.
*Canadian Journal of Archaeology*
Willoughby's contribution is impressive in its breadth and its
depth of coverage.
*Canadian Journal of Archaeology*
A milestone achievement, Willoughby's The Evolution of Modern
Humans in Africa is the first continent-wide survey of the
archaeology of our origins in what is universally regarded as the
'cradle of humanity.' This book is data-rich, authoritative,
current—and unique. There's nothing like it on the market
today!
*G.A. Clark, Arizona State University*
This book succeeds in its monumental task of providing a
pan-African survey of archaelogical and paleontological
sites....This book is an excellent review of the literature,
providing readers with the history and development of research, the
current state of knowledge in each field discussed, as well as a
summary of major finds and sites. It provides a welcome shift in
focus from a Eurocentric to a more African-focused view of modern
human origins.
*American Journal Of Physical Anthropology*
Willoughby...excels at providing, as the title suggests, a very
comprehensive guide....Throughout the book she provides convincing
evidence to support her view....An impressive body of data brought
together with both a breadth and depth not seen in other
publications on the subject....Willoughby's review is an excellent
reference work.
Each chapter could stand quite well on its own if used as part of a
course....it could be an excellent course textbook on its own.
*Journal Of African Archaeology, October 2008*
Willoughby tackles each of her topics with enthusiasm, never shying
away from providing the reader with disciplinary and technical
details....By far one of the best referenced works of its kind.
*South African Archaelogical Bulletin*
It is clearly written....The book works very well.
*Antiquity, March 2009*
Best targeted toward upper-division undergraduate students….This
volume is valuable…the reference list is robust….Her volume
highlights well the vast amount of research that has been
accomplished investigating modern human origins in Africa, and it
also illustrates the abundance of work that remains before these
issues are resolved.
*Journal of Anthropological Research*
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