Australopithecus species have been the topic of much debate in palaeoanthropology since Raymond Dart described the first species, Australopithecus africanus, in 1925. This volume synthesizes the geological and paleontological context of the species in East and South Africa; covers individual sites, such as Dikika, Hadar, Sterkfontein, and Malapa; debates the alpha taxonomy of some of the species; and addresses questions regarding the movements of the species across the continent. Additional chapters discuss the genus in terms of sexual dimorphism, diet reconstruction using microwear and isotopic methodologies, postural and locomotor behavior, and ontogeny. 

Examines the past, development, inhabitants, and many cultural aspects of Southeast Africa. (view table of contents)

Photographs and text look at the past, development, and present culture of Nigeria and its inhabitants. (view table of contents)

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Product Description: The hominid cranial remains from the East Africa fossil site, Koobi Fora, comprise the richest available source of evidence for interpreting hominid taxonomy and phylogenetic history. This volume not only reviews the Koobi Fora evidence, but includes a morphological and morphometric survey of all the other relevant Plio-Pleistocene fossil evidence for hominid evolution...read more

Richard Leakey recounts his childhood, spent exploring the African wilds with his parents, his involvement in the study of human ancestry, and his struggle against a kidney disease which required a life-saving kidney transplant

A study of human evolution by a distinguished paleontologist-anthropologist and a biochemist presents a view of an early human society marked by cooperation rather than aggression and illuminates stages in the development of man's body and brain

Presents an illustrated anthropological chronicle of human evolution, complete with drawings and maps

A comprehensive survey of the fields that deal with human prehistory explains the techniques used in the study of the life, appearance, and evolution of human and prehuman ancestors

Through the discovery of fossil remains in Africa, the author draws conclusions about the nature of prehistoric life and its influence on modern culture