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Essentials of Physical Anthropology (with InfoTrac )

This mainstream, four-color physical anthropology text is the best selling text in the brief physical anthropology market.

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The text presents a balanced, thorough introduction to the field of physical anthropology that also reflects the current state of the field.

The heredity and evolution chapters (Chapters 1-5) have been expanded and updated to reflect the tremendous advances of molecular biology in all phases of physical anthropology, and the hominid evolution chapters (Chapters 8-11) have been reorganized and reinterpreted to reflect current academic thought springing from recent major finds.

To make the text more accessible, the Sixth Edition includes many new visuals that, together with the many charts, helpful tables, multimedia, and engaging writing style, will bring the study of physical anthropology to life for today's student..

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Authors: Robert Jurmain, Lynn Kilgore, Wenda Trevathan

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Date: Apr. 6, 2005

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