{"product_id":"a-companion-to-biological-anthropology-9781119828044","title":"A Companion to Biological Anthropology","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fully revised and forward-looking new edition of the bestselling companion text to the field of biological anthropology\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew scientific fields are developing as rapidly as biological anthropology, the study of humans as an organism, our anatomy and behavior, and our evolutionary relationships with our hominin and primate relatives. Advances in genetic and ancient and modern DNA research, behavioral anthropology, nutrition science, and more have contributed to enormous growth in a subject area that is reshaping our understanding of what makes us human. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis fully revised second edition of A\u003ci\u003e Companion to Biological Anthropology\u003c\/i\u003e offers a comprehensive overview of the modern field of biological anthropology, exploring current issues, controversies, and future directions within the field. Authoritative yet accessible, the companion comprises 36 fully up-to-date articles by worldwide leading authorities in biological anthropology, including revised versions of all but one of the articles from the first edition, as well as six brand-new articles, and many new contributing authors \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilding on the success of the first edition, the volume provides a foundational reference work for scholars and students alike. Readers of \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Biological Anthropology, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e will also find: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew chapters on the leading topics in the exploration of the biological and evolutionary elements of the study of human development\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA text edited by a leading scholar in the field with contributions from both established scholars and newly rising stars in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eArticles on new and emerging subfields such as epidemiology and novel infectious disease, global inequalities, genomics, race and human variation, global population growth, the fossil record of primates and humans, and more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Biological Anthropology\u003c\/i\u003e is\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ean essential guide for researchers and advanced students in biological anthropology, as well as students and researchers in related fields such as geosciences, ancient and modern disease, bone biology, biogeochemistry, behavioral ecology, forensic anthropology, systematics and taxonomy, nutritional anthropology, paleogenetics, and much more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Clark Spencer Larsen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/20\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 1.44d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781119828044\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCLARK SPENCER LARSEN \u003c\/b\u003eis Distinguished University Professor at Ohio State University, USA. He is the founding editor of the book series \u003ci\u003eBioarchaeological Interpretations of the Human Past \u003c\/i\u003eand has served as president of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists. Over the course of his career, he has authored and edited more than 35 books and monographs, including \u003ci\u003eBioarchaeology: Interpreting Behavior from the Human Skeleton, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e (2015) and\u003ci\u003e Our Origins: Discovering Biological Anthropology, Fifth Edition\u003c\/i\u003e (2020), and was the Editor-in-Chief of the \u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Physical Anthropology.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40810257219699,"sku":"9.78112E+12","price":259.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_396ec515-c9e1-4a0d-8afd-176ddd4664a0.jpg?v=1683120115","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/a-companion-to-biological-anthropology-9781119828044","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}