Probing Human Origins

The American Anthropological Association's complete biological anthropology textbook, second edition: genetics, primates, fossils, human variation, bioarchaeology and forensics. Richly illustrated with photos, diagrams and maps.

Beth Shook, Katie Nelson, Kelsie Aguilera and Lara Braff (eds.)

A species-by-species tour of human evolution, from Sahelanthropus and the australopiths to Neanderthals, Denisovans and Homo sapiens. Includes illustrations of the key fossils and where they were found.

Barbara Helm Welker

How did diet shape the evolution of our large brains? Leading researchers combine primate studies, hunter-gatherer foraging, bone chemistry and Neanderthal archaeology to answer that question.

Wil Roebroeks (ed.)