Transitions Before the Transition

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Modern human origins and the fate of the Neanderthals are arguably the most compelling and contentious arenas in paleoanthropology. This book assembles researchers working in Eurasia and Africa to discuss the archaeological record of the Middle Paleolithic and the Middle Stone Age. Contributions query and challenge some current notions about the tempo and mode of cultural evolution, and about the processes that underlie the emergence of modern behavior. Coming to diverse conclusions, the papers in this volume open up new avenues to thinking about this crucial interval in human evolutionary history.

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Discipline codes: SOCIAL SCIENCES, GENERAL:Anthropology/Archaeometry SOCIAL SCIENCES, GENERAL:Archaeology   Transitions Before the Transition Evolution and Stability in the Middle Paleolithic and Middle Stone Age Edited by Erella Hovers Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel Steven Kuhn University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA This title explores questions surrounding the origins of modern behavior, and the relationships between anatomical and behavioral changes that occurred during the past 200,000 years. It assembles researchers working in Eurasia and Africa to discuss what was happening during the Middle Paleolithic and Middle Stone Age (the "Transition"); i.e. the era prior to or during the appearance of anatomically modern humans in their geographic areas. INTERDISCIPLINARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO ARCHAEOLOGY Hard cover, ISBN 0-387-24658-4 December 2005, 246 pp. Promo Class: B Profit Centre: P150 Krauss (430)

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