The Evolution of Modern Humans in Africa: A Comprehensive Guide [Paperback]

Willoughby presents a comprehensive, concise, and authoritative summary of the context of human evolution in the African continent as understood today...For college and university libraries supporting programs in anthropology and human evolution. Summing Up: Highly Recommended. All academic levels/libraries.the text will be especially useful to the advanced undergraduate or graduate student....a valuable addition to academic libraries, and...useful for specialized, upper level teaching.a truly comprehensive guide to the African fossil and archaeological record of later human evolution....the substantial background chapters on paleoenvironments, dating, and genetics, combined with an exhaustive review of sites, make this a suitable textbook, and a helpful starting point for more in-depth studies, as well as a useful desk reference for the specialist who might occasionally need to refresh his or her memory regarding the basic details of a site.I think that the text will be especially useful to the advanced undergraduate or graduate student....a valuable addition to academic libraries...useful for specialized, upper level teaching.Willoughby's contribution is impressive in its breadth and its depth of coverage.A milestone achievement, Willoughby's The Evolution of Modern Humans in Africa is the first continent-wide survey of the archaeology of our origins in what is universally regarded as the 'cradle of humanity.' This book is data-rich, authoritative, currentand unique. There's nothing like it on the market today!This book succeeds in its monumental task of providing a pan-African survey of archaelogical and paleontological sites....This book is an excellent review of the literature, providing readers with the history and development of research, the current state of knowledge in each field discussed, as well as a summary of major finds and sites. It provides a welcome shift in focus from a Eurocentric to a more African-focused view of modern human origins.Willoughbl%