Encyclopaedia of Human Evolution and Prehistory 2nd edition

This is a comprehensive and wide‐ranging book covering the evolution and prehistory of human beings. The volution covers the full range of primates, although more detail is given for hominids than for other groups. There are also entries on evolutionary biology and genetics, and a full discussion of the various theories on the origin of humans. The prehistory covers sites, artefacts, industries, and behaviour of early humans. There are entries for archaeological concepts and methods, and bibliographic entries on the more well‐known names in the field.

There is an analytical table of entries allowing one to find information on, for...