The evolution of modern Humans in Africa a comprehensive guide.

Willoughby, Pamela R.

The evolution of modern Humans in Africa a comprehensive guide. - XXI, 439 p. ill. - African archaeology series .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-407) and index.

Foreword / by Joseph O. Vogel -- Modern human origins : a people without history -- Historical perspectives : the place of humans in nature -- The palaeoenvironmental context : the origin and dispersal of modern humans -- The chronological framework : dating the appearance and spread of homo sapiens -- Out of Africa : when and how many times : alternative models of modern human origins -- Mitochondrial Eve and the Middle Stone Age : genetics and human variation -- The fossil hominin evidence -- The archaeological evidence from North Africa -- The archaeological evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa I -- The archaeological evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa II -- Conclusions: What does it mean to be a modern homo sapiens?

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Fossil hominids--Africa
Fossil hominids--Tanzania
Human evolution--Africa
Human evolution--Tanzania
Paleolithic period--Africa
Paleolithic period--Tanzania


Africa--Antiquities.
Tanzania--Antiquities.