Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

1. The Hadza and Evolutionary Theory: An Introduction
2. Habitat and History
3. Social Organization, Beliefs, and Practices
4. Material Culture
5. Foraging
6. Life History
7. Mating
8. Parenting
9. Cooperation and Food- Sharing
10. The Median Foragers: Humans in Cross- Species Perspective
Afterword: The Hadza Present and Future

References
Index

About the Author

Frank Marlowe is Professor of Anthropology at Florida State University.

Reviews

"This quantitative ethnography ... introduces readers to the contemporary field of understanding human behaviour from an evolutionary perspective." Times Higher Ed Supp (Thes) "Riveting... It is the most important single source of information about the Hadza, and it is superb, combining many of the virtues of classical ethnography with rigorous quantitative description and experimental hypothesis testing. " -- Melvin Konner American Scientist "Thought-provoking." Choice