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1 online resource |
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Foundation of human biology |
| Contents |
Machine-generated contents note: Note -- 2.1. Geographic and Temporal Boundaries -- 2.2. Defining the Neanderthals -- 2.3. Neanderthal DNA -- 2.4. Neanderthal Taxonomy -- 2.5. Regional and Temporal Variation in Neanderthal Morphology -- 2.6. The Evolutionary History of the Neanderthals -- Notes -- 3.1. Neanderthal-associated Lithic Industries -- 3.2. Variation in the Eurasian Middle Paleolithic: Technology as Adaptive Interface -- 3.3. Composite Technolhogy, and the Archaeologically Less-visible Component of Technology -- 3.4. Subsistence Technology -- 3.5. Domestic Technology -- Notes -- 4.1. Neanderthal Body Size: Short but Massive -- 4.2. Body Composition: "Scaled Up" Inuit? -- 4.3. The Cost of Size: Feeding a Large Body and Large Brain -- 4.3.1. Nutrition and Somatic Maintenance: Neanderthal Bodies were Energetically-Costly -- 4.3.2. Nutrition and Reproduction: Were Neanderthal Mothers Like Polar Bears? -- 4.3.3. Dietary Shortfalls: Hard and Lean Winters -- 4.4. The Benefits of Size: Neanderthal Body Size in Ecological Context -- Notes -- 5.1. How Cold Was It? -- 5.1.1. Cold-Temperate Conditions (MIS 5d-a and 3) -- 5.1.2. Cold Glacial Conditions (MIS 6 and 4) -- 5.2. Human Adaptation to the Cold -- 5.3. Cold Adaptation and Neanderthal Morphology -- 5.3.1. The Survival Value of Neanderthal Body Form -- 5.3.2. Craniofacial Morphology and Cold Adaptation -- 5.4. Physiological Solutions to Cold Stress -- 5.5. Cold Stress and Neanderthal Behaviour -- 5.5.1. Activity -- 5.5.2. Extrasomatic Heat Production and Conservation: Fire, Shelter and Clothing -- 5.6. Thermogenic Capacity and Cold Tolerance -- 5.7. The Neanderthals Were Cold-adapted -- Notes -- 6.1. Issues in the Reconstruction of Past Environments -- 6.2. Pleistocene Biomes of Europe and Western Asia -- 6.2.1. Interglacial Europe: Marine Isotope Stages 7and 5e -- 6.2.2. Productivity and Edible Resources of Interglacial Environments -- 6.2.3. Temperate Interglacial Europe: Marine Isotope Stages 5d-a and 3 -- 6.2.4. Cold Steppic Europe: Marine Isotope Stages 6 and 4 -- Notes -- 7.1. Analysis of Food Residues: The Macromammal Component of Neanderthal Diet -- 7.2. Analysis of Food Residues: The Small Animal Data -- 7.3. Analysis of Food Residues: Macrobotanical Remains -- 7.4. Dental Wear and Food Residues on Teeth -- 7.5. Stable Isotope and Trace Element Analyses -- 7.6. The Thorny Issue of Cannibalism -- 7.7. The Trophic Ecology of Neanderthals -- Notes -- 8.1. Neanderthal Morphology and Predation -- 8.1.1. Scapular Glenoid Fossa -- 8.1.2. Elbow Joint Morphology -- 8.1.3. Superior Pubic Ramus Length -- 8.1.4. Humeral Diaphyseal Cross-sectional Geometry -- 8.1.5. Entheseal (Muscle-Marking) Morphology -- 8.2. Neanderthals as Close-range Predators -- 8.3. Prey Size, Hunting "Pack" Size, and Risk of Injury to Neanderthal Hunters -- 8.4. Neanderthal Hunting in Ecological Context -- Notes -- 9.1. Large-bodied Carnivores of the Eurasian Late Pleistocene -- 9.2. The Members of the Eurasian Pleistocene Large-bodied Carnivore Guild -- 9.2.1. Homotherium latidens -- 9.2.2. Panthera leo spelaea -- 9.2.3. Panthera pardus -- 9.2.4. Crocuta crocuta spelaea -- 9.2.5. Hyaena hyaena -- 9.2.6. Canis lupus -- 9.2.7. Cuon alpinus -- 9.3. Competition within the Carnivore Guild -- 9.3.1. Exploitation Competition -- 9.3.2. Interference Competition -- 9.4. Neanderthals Were Not the Socially-Dominant Members of the Carnivore Guild -- 9.5. Neanderthal Ecology in the Context of Competition within the Carnivore Guild -- Notes -- 10.1. Subsistence Organization and Mobility -- 10.2. Home Range Size -- 10.2.1. Lithic Raw Material Movement -- 10.2.2. Carnivore Models for Estimating Neanderthal Mobility -- 10.3. Paleontological Reflections of Neanderthal Mobility -- 10.4. The Energetic Cost of Mobility -- 10.5. The Energetic Cost of Domestic Activities -- 10.6. Neanderthal Physical Activity Levels -- Notes -- 11.1. Subsistence Labour Demands, Group Size, and Social Structure -- 11.2. Neanderthal Life History -- 11.3. Neanderthal Demography -- Notes -- 12.1. Tipping the Scales on Population Growth -- 12.2. Culture Change in the Late MSA and Mousterian -- Note |
| Summary |
"Thin on the Ground: Neandertal Biology, Archeology and Ecology synthesizes the current knowledge about our sister species the Neandertals, combining data from a variety of disciplines to reach a cohesive theory behind Neandertal low population densities and relatively low rate of technological innovation. The book highlights and contrasts the differences between Neandertals and early modern humans and explores the morphological, physiological, and behavioral adaptive solutions which led to the extinction of the Neandertals and the population expansion of modern humans. Written by a world recognized expert in physical anthropology, Thin on the Ground: Neandertal Biology, Archaeology and Ecology will be a must have title for anyone interested in the rise and fall of the Neandertals"-- Provided by publisher |
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"Integrates current understanding of the biology, archeology, and ecology of Neandertals"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1: Thin on the Ground: Population Density and Technological Innovation Chapter 2: The Neandertals in Time and Space Chapter 3: The Body Neandertal Chapter 4: Surviving the Cold Chapter 5: The Caloric Economy of Pleistocene Europe Chapter 6: Neandertals as Consumers Chapter 7: Red in Tooth and Claw: Neandertals as Predators Chapter 8: In the Company of Killers: Neandertals as Carnivores Chapter 9: The Cost of Living in Ice Age Europe Chapter 10: Neandertal Life, Life History, and Demography Chapter 11: From Thin to Thick: The African MSA |
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Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
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Neanderthals.
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Paleolithic period.
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Human evolution.
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Neanderthals
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Homo neanderthalensis (extinct species)
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Physical.
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NATURE -- Animals -- Mammals.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Mammals.
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Human evolution
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Neanderthals
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Paleolithic period
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2014036977 |
| ISBN |
9781118590850 |
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1118590856 |
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