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Understanding Physical Anthropology and Archaeology

This streamlined, full-color text is a thorough and well balanced introduction to the fields of physical anthropology and archaeology.

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Now with a new co-author, Barry Lewis brings his expertise in research methods and his experience with North American and South Indian archaeology to this edition.

The author teams' conversational writing style and high interest features such as "Digging Deeper", and also new features such as "At a Glance", "Focus Questions" and "Cutting Edge Research" helps students grasp the material and enjoy learning in the process.

At the beginning of each chapter the authors also point students and instructors to the media appropriate for that chapter.

In addition to the text and Basic Companion Website, Wadsworth offers a Premium Companion Site and several technology based products such as an Online Virtual Laboratories or CD-ROM, the Hominid Fossils CD-ROM and Basic Genetics CD-ROM.

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Authors: Barry Lewis, Robert Jurmain, Lynn Kilgore

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Date: Jun. 28, 2006

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