Human Origin and Variations A Comprehensive Treatment of Biophysical Anthropology

Product DescriptionHuman Origin and Variation focuses on those fields which impinge upon the story of human evolution. Attempts have been made to focus on the perspectives and the approaches in human origin and variation part of biological/physical anthropology in the past and the changes brought about during the course of its development to its present context. The question of the Origin of life, The place of humans in nature, Phylogenetic status, Characteristics and distribution of Fossil man, Geological time table and forms of Animal Life, Various major groups of living primates and the course of evolution leading to the emergence of modem Homo sapiens, and questions relating to the cultural evolution of man, Primate Behaviour and the phenomena of the Race of discussed. Throughout the book author's effort has been to make the subject matter readably comprehensible to the beginners.About the AuthorDr. Ajeet Jaiswal (Ph.D., Delhi University, India,2009) is an Assistant professor of Physical Anthropology at department of Anthropology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India where he has been teaching courses in General Anthropology, Physical/Biological Anthropology, PrehistoricAnthropology, Tribal Ethnography, Forensic Anthropology, Public Health & Occupational Hazards, Nutritional Anthropology, Demographical Anthropology, Human Genetic, Human Evolution & Computer Application in Anthropological Research. Dr. Ajeet Jaiswal is a renowned author of two books, number of research papers and articles in International and National reputed, referred and peer reviewed research journals, books and Magazines. According to him Of all the disciplines we teach at university, Human Genetics and Human Evolution is the one where students actually learn about what is means to be citizens of the world.