For undergraduate introductory physical anthropology, biological anthropology or human origins courses. Biological Anthropology, 2/e continues to build upon the strength and success of the first edition by integrating the foundations and the most current innovations in the field from the ground up. Over the past twenty years, this field has rapidly evolved from the study of physical anthropology into biological anthropology, incorporating the evolutionary biology of humankind based on information from the fossil record and the human skeleton, genetics of individuals and of populations, our primate relatives, human adaptation, and human behavior. The second edition of Biological Anthropology combines the most up-to-date, comprehensive coverage of the foundations of the field with modern innovations and discoveries.

Part 1 Mechanisms of Evolution
Part 2 Primates
Part 3 Paleontology and Primate Evolution
Part 4 The Human Fossil Record
Part 5 New Frontiers in Biological Anthropology