The International Encyclopedia of Biological Anthropology, 3 Volume Set

The International Encyclopedia of Biological Anthropology features over 450 entries contributed by an international team of scholars, and presents an extensive and invaluable survey of this fascinating field.

The Encyclopedia:

• Represents the first comprehensive encyclopedic reference relating to biological anthropology
• Features more than 450 entries covering topics ranging from ongoing human evolution, paleoanthropology, and non-human primates to paleopathology, forensic anthropology, and bioarchaeology
• Includes interdisciplinary coverage of primatology, human biology, paleoanthropology, bioarchaeology, anthropological genetics, and the history of biological anthropology

An indispensable resource for undergraduate students and scholars engaged in the study and practice of biological anthropology and interrelated fields and disciplines. This work is also available as an online resource at: www.encyclopediaofbiologicalanthropology.com.

The International Encyclopedia of Biological Anthropology bietet eine umfassende und unschätzbare Übersicht über dieses faszinierende Fachgebiet. Die mehr als 450 Einträge stammen von Wissenschaftlern aus aller Welt.

The Encylodpedia;
- ist das erste enzyklopädische Referenzwerk zur biologischen Anthropologie.
- enthält mehr als 450 Einträge zu den Themen menschliche Entwicklung, Paleoanthropologie, nicht-humane Primaten, Paleopathologie, forensische Anthropologie und Bioarchäologie.
- beschäfigt sich interdisziplinär mit der Primatologie, Humanbiologie, Paleoanthropologie, Bioarchäologie, anthropologischen Genetik und der Geschichte der biologischen Anthropologie.

Ein unverzichtbares Referenzwerk für Studenten im Grundstudium und Wissenschaftler aus den Fachrichtungen biologische Anthropologie und verbundener Fachgebiete und Disziplinen. Die Publikation ist auch als Online-Version erhältlich unter www.encyclopediaofbiologicalanthropology.com
Volume 1. A-E

volume 2. F-O

volume 3. P-Z

WENDA TREVATHAN is Regents Professor Emerita of Anthropology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, USA, where she has taught for thirty years. She is a biological anthropologist whose research focuses on the evolutionary and biocultural factors underlying human reproduction including childbirth, maternal behavior, sexuality, and menopause. Her primary publications are works on the evolution of childbirth and evolutionary medicine and include Ancient Bodies, Modern Lives: How Evolution Has Shaped Women's Health, and Human Birth: An Evolutionary Perspective. For the past twenty years, she has also co-authored two major textbooks in biological anthropology.

A COMPREHENSIVE A-Z ENCYCLOPEDIC REFERENCE WORK FOCUSING ON THE DIVERSE FIELD OF BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, AVAILABLE BOTH ONLINE AND IN PRINT

The International Encyclopedia of Biological Anthropology features over 450 entries contributed by an international team of scholars and presents an extensive and invaluable survey of this fascinating field.

This three-volume encyclopedia:

• Represents the first comprehensive encyclopedic reference relating to biological anthropology
• Features more than 450 entries covering topics ranging from ongoing human evolution, paleoanthropology, and non-human primates to paleopathology, forensic anthropology, and bioarchaeology
• Includes interdisciplinary coverage of primatology, human biology, paleoanthropology, bioarchaeology, anthropological genetics, and the history of biological anthropology

This is an indispensable resource for undergraduate students and scholars engaged in the study and practice of biological anthropology and interrelated fields and disciplines. This work is also available as an online resource at www.encyclopediaofbiologicalanthropology.com.