Modern Humans: Their African Origin and Global Dispersal

by John F. Hoffecker

Book Overview

Modern Humans is a vivid account of the most recent--and perhaps the most important--phase of human evolution: the appearance of anatomically modern people (Homo sapiens) in Africa less than half a million years ago and their later spread throughout the world. Leaving no stone unturned, John F. Hoffecker demonstrates that Homo sapiens represents a "major transition" in the evolution of living systems in terms of fundamental...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231160763
• ISBN13: 9780231160766
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 520 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.4" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher