A Companion to Biological Anthropology

Clark Spencer Larsen

2010年2月 · John Wiley & Sons

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An extensive overview of the rapidly growing field of biological anthropology; chapters are written by leading scholars who have themselves played a major role in shaping the direction and scope of the discipline.

Extensive overview of the rapidly growing field of biological anthropology
Larsen has created a who's who of biological anthropology, with contributions from the leading authorities in the field
Contributing authors have played a major role in shaping the direction and scope of the topics they write about
Offers discussions of current issues, controversies, and future directions within the area
Presents coverage of the many recent innovations and discoveries that are transforming the subject

關於作者

Clark Spencer Larsen is Distinguished Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences and Chair of the Department of Anthropology at The Ohio State University. He has served as president of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists and as editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Physical Anthropology. He is the author or editor of more than 25 books and monographs, including Advances in Dental Anthropology (with Marc A. Kelley, 1991), Bioarchaeology: Interpreting Behavior from the Human Skeleton (1997), Skeletons in Our Closet: Revealing Our Past through Bioarchaeology (2002), and Our Origins: Discovering Physical Anthropology (2008).