Modern Humans. Their African Origin and Global Dispersal

516 Pages·2017·9.42 MB·English

by  John Hoffecker

MODERN HUMANS

Modern Humans
THEIR AFRICAN ORIGIN AND GLOBAL DISPERSAL
John F. Hoffecker
Columbia University Press
New York
Columbia University Press
Publishers Since 1893
New York Chichester, West Sussex
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Copyright © 2017 John F. Hoffecker
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Hoffecker, John F., author.
Title: Modern humans : their African origin and global dispersal / John F. Hoffecker.
Description: New York : Columbia University Press, 2017. |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017025425 (print) | LCCN 2016058573 (ebook) |
ISBN 9780231160766 (cloth : alk. paper) | ISBN 9780231543743 (e-book)
Subjects: LCSH: Human beings—Origin. | Human
beings—Migrations. | Human evolution.
Classification: LCC GN281 .H625 2017 (ebook) | LCC GN281 (print) |
DDC 599.93/8—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017025425
Columbia University Press books are printed on permanent and durable acid-free paper.
Printed in the United States of America
Cover design: Milenda Nan Ok Lee
Cover photo: © Martin Schoeller / Art + Commerce Image Archive
In Memoriam
KARL W. BUTZER
(1934–2016)

CONTENTS
Chapter One
Information, Complexity, and Human Evolution 1
Chapter Two
Modern Human Origins and Dispersal: The Synthesis 47
Chapter Three
An Evolutionary Context for Homo sapiens 110
Chapter Four
Recent African Origin 146
Chapter Five
Global Dispersal: Southern Asia and Australia 207
Chapter Six
Global Dispersal: Northern Eurasia 248
Chapter Seven
Global Dispersal: Beringia and the Americas 302
NOTES 349
BIBLIOGRAPHY 423
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 483
INDEX 485

MODERN HUMANS