TY - BOOK AU - Willoughby,Pamela R. TI - The evolution of modern Humans in Africa: a comprehensive guide T2 - African archaeology series SN - 0759101183 PY - 2007/// CY - Lanham PB - Altamira Press KW - Fossil hominids KW - Africa KW - Tanzania KW - Human evolution KW - Paleolithic period KW - Antiquities N1 - 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? ER -