Zooarchaeology and Modern Human Origins: Human Hunting Behavior During the Later Pleistocene

by Jamie L. Clark

Book Overview

Recent genetic data showing that Neanderthals interbred with modern humans have made it clear that deeper insight into the behavioral differences between these populations will be critical to understanding the rapid spread of modern humans and the demise of the Neanderthals. This volume, which brings together scholars who have worked with faunal assemblages from Europe, the Near East, and Africa, makes an important contribution to our broader understanding...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9400796250
• ISBN13: 9789400796256
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 275 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.3" x 11.0"