Product Description: The definitive textbook for paleoanthropology courses.Reconstructing Human Origins is the most authoritative, comprehensive, and popular paleoanthropology textbook available. Respected anthropologists Glenn Conroy and new coauthor Herman Pontzer use clear writing and abundant, carefully chosen illustrations to illuminate key concepts and help students get the most out of the course...read more

Product Description: This dynamic introduction to paleoanthropology presents the fossil evidence for human evolution and demonstrates how anthropologists interpret this evidence in light of the most current research. Addressing some of the most central questions in paleoanthropology―where did we come from? is the emergence of humans an evolutionary anomaly?―Professor Conroy explores with clarity and enthusiasm the promise and challenges of this exciting field...read more