Table of Contents

List of Illustrations List of Tables Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition 1. Evolution, Classification, and Nomenclature 2. The Geologic Time Frame 3. Primate Evolution: Late Cretaceous to Late Miocene 4. The Australopithecines and Homo habilis 5. Evolution of the Genus Homo 6. The Neanderthals and Their Contemporaries 7. Anatomically Modern Humans 8. Conclusion: Anatomy, Behavior, and Modern Human Origins References Reference Index Site Index Subject Index

About the Author

Richard G. Klein is Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor in Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University. His books include Ice-Age Hunters of the Ukraine and, with Kathryn Cruz-Uribe, The Analysis of Animal Bones from Archaeological Sites, both published by the University of Chicago Press.