Some of the theories of human evolution proposed during the past century are reviewed,
particular attention being paid to their underlying assumptions. It is suggested that many of …

It is a most pleasant duty, first of all, to express my appreciation for the honor of being invited
to talk about some problems in human phylogeny at this year's Symposium at Cold Spring …

OTUDENTS of human evolution are so close to their subject, and^ attack it in such
specialized ways, that they often overlook for a time developments in evolutionary zoology …

Explanations for both the origins of humans and the pattern of human evolution have been
diverse, imaginative and often erroneous. The problems associated with both single factor or …

Ideas on human evolution have changed largely because of two things: new fossils and new
theoretical understandings. Effects of both will be seen in papers in this volume …

Cladistic analyses for the study of hominid evolution become very common during the last
two decades, but little attention has been given to the appropriateness of the approach to …

IN the sixties of the last century, two men examined the course of human prehistory, as it was
then known, and proceeded to come to diametrically opposed conclu? sions. There would …

At some as-yet-unknown point during hominid evolution, a dietary shift occurred which
involved incorporating a larger proportion of food derived from animal resources. Features of …

Human evolution has a perennial fascination for most biologists and many laymen, and
never more than now, when the centennial of the first edition of The Origin of Species is …

Originally published in 1969, the aim of this book is to tell the story of the major discoveries
which have been made and the attitude of the world at large to these discoveries during the …