Neandertal interaction with Cro-Magnons -- Neanderthals apparently co-existed with anatomically modern humans beginning some 100,000 years ago. However, about 45,000 years ago, at about the time that stoneworking techniques similar to those ... > full article

Anthropology -- Anthropology consists of the study of humanity. It is holistic in two senses: it is concerned with all humans at all times and with all dimensions of ... > full article

Hominidae -- The hominids are the members of the biological family Hominidae (the great apes), which includes humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and ... > full article

Homo habilis -- Homo habilis ("handy man", "skillful person") is a species of the genus Homo, which lived from approximately 2.5 million to 1.8 million years ago at the beginning of the Pleistocene. The definition ... > full article

Human evolution -- Human evolution is the process of change and development, or evolution, by which human beings emerged as a distinct species. It is the subject of a broad scientific inquiry that seeks to understand ... > full article

Homo antecessor -- Homo antecessor is an extinct hominin species that was discovered by E. Carbonell, J.L. Arsuaga and J.M. Bermudez de Castro. They are one of the earliest known hominins in Europe, with those from the ... > full article

Homo ergaster -- Homo ergaster ("working man") is an extinct hominid species (or subspecies, according to some authorities) which lived throughout eastern and southern Africa between 1.9 to 1.4 million years ago with ... > full article

Homo heidelbergensis -- Homo heidelbergensis (nicknamed "Goliath") is an extinct species of the genus Homo and the direct ancestor of Homo neanderthalensis in Europe. Similar "Archaic Homo sapiens" found in Africa (ie. Homo ... > full article

Homo (genus) -- Homo is the genus that includes modern humans and their close relatives. The genus is estimated to be between 1.5 and 2.5 million years old. All species except Homo sapiens are extinct. Homo ... > full article

Homo cepranensis -- Homo cepranensis is a proposed name for a hominin species discovered in 1994 known from only one skull cap. The fossil was discovered by archeologist Italo Biddittu and was nick-named "Ceprano Man" ... > full article

Cultural Anthropology : An Applied Perspective (with InfoTrac)
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Cultural Anthropology : The Human Challenge (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac)
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The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt : 3 Volume Set
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The Complete World of Human Evolution
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Social Psychology
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The Goddess and the Bull : Catalhoyuk: An Archaeological Journey to the Dawn of Civilization
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The Collapse of Complex Societies (New Studies in Archaeology)
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The Third Chimpanzee : The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal
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The Sumerians : Their History, Culture, and Character
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Geography : Realms, Regions and Concepts
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