By
David Cameron, The University of Sydney, Australia
Colin Groves, The Australian National University, Canberra
Description
Bones, Stones and Molecules provides some of the best evidence for resolving the debate between the two hypotheses of human origins.
The debate between the 'Out of Africa' model and the 'Multiregional' hypothesis is examined through the functional and developmental
processes associated with the evolution of the human skull and face and focuses on the significance of the Australian record. The book
analyzes important new discoveries that have occurred recently and examines evidence that is not available elsewhere. Cameron and Groves
argue that the existing evidence supports a recent origin for modern humans from Africa. They also specifically relate these two theories
to interpretations of the origins of the first Australians. The book provides an up-to-date interpretation of the fossil, archaeological
and the molecular evidence, specifically as it relates to Asia, and Australia in particular.
Audience:
Researchers, students, and the general layperson interested in evolution, primatology, or physical anthropology.
