The Paleoanthropology of Eastern Asia

The Paleoanthropology of Eastern Asia
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Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages : 294
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ISBN-10 : 9780824898106
ISBN-13 : 0824898109
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Book Synopsis The Paleoanthropology of Eastern Asia by : Christopher J. Bae

Download or read book The Paleoanthropology of Eastern Asia written by Christopher J. Bae and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2024-05-31 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research in human evolution in Asia has long been thought to lag far behind similar research in Africa and Europe. However, the limited dissemination of findings is often to blame, rather than a lack of scholarship. The Paleoanthropology of Eastern Asia attempts to rectify this misconception by synthesizing research on human evolution in eastern Asia into a single authoritative and definitive text. Covering the span of time from more than two million years ago to the end of the last Ice Age 15,000 years ago, this book examines key events, such as the arrival of the earliest hominins in eastern Asia and the evolution and interaction of various hominin species, including Homo erectus, Homo sapiens, and and a few more in between. While fossils reveal what these hominins may have looked like, the rich Paleolithic archaeological record yields insights into their behavior: Hand axes have been found in eastern Asia where they were previously believed to have been absent. Watercraft was used by foragers as early as 40,000 years ago to voyage to the Japanese archipelago. In Indonesia, cave art paintings older than those from the Lascaux caves in France have been reported. Such new and important discoveries continue to emerge. Providing comprehensive coverage of paleoanthropological research in eastern Asia—from the groundbreaking finds in a cave near Beijing in the early twentieth century to the discovery and identification of new human species during the twenty-first century—this book will captivate anyone interested in the human evolutionary record.


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