List of Illustrations ...................................... vii
List of Tables ............................................ xvii
Preface to the Third Edition ............................... xix
Preface to the Second Edition ............................ xxiii
Preface to the First Edition ............................. xxvii
1 Evolution, Classification, and Nomenclature .................. 1
2 The Geologic Time Frame ..................................... 19
3 The Primate Background ...................................... 65
4 The Australopiths and Homo habilis ......................... 131
5 Evolution of the Genus Homo ................................ 279
6 The Neanderthals and Their Contemporaries .................. 435
7 Anatomically Modern Humans ................................. 615
8 Synopsis: Anatomy, Behavior, and Modern Human Origins ...... 725
References ................................................. 753
Reference Index ............................................ 935
Site Index ................................................. 951
Subject Index .............................................. 963
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