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Integration of the foundations in the field with the most current innovations.
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Helps students develop an appreciation for the excitement of discovery in biological anthropology and how these innovations impact and challenge the foundations of the field
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The authors are active researchers and teachers in the three main areas of biological anthropology: the human fossil record (Susan Antón), primate behavior and ecology (Craig Stanford), and human biology and the brain (John Allen).
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Provides students with a specialist’s approach to each of the fields, affording students expert coverage in a rapidly changing field.
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Excellent art program, created by scientific illustrators and reviewed by experts and a striking map program - specifically created for this book by Dorling Kindersley, a leading publisher of atlases for both the educational and consumer markets.
Benefit:
Illustrations and maps play a major role as crucial learning tools in introductory biological anthropology. This text provides students with the best possible photos and drawings of every topic covered in the book, with many photographs taken in the field by one of the authors, with others contributed by biological anthropologists. The maps describe the geography of the concepts in the text to help students gain a better understanding of the material.
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OneKey for professors and students - a one-stop shop, premium website for both professors and students. OneKey for instructors includes PowerPoint™ presentations, all of the instructor supplements, testing software, videos and an image bank. For students, OneKey will include an e-book tied to chapter assessment, animated graphics with assessment questions, videos, flashcards, and chapter review quizzes. Students can access OneKey when professors order a special package of Biological Anthropology with a free OneKey access code wrapped with the text,
Benefit:
OneKey helps professors save time in preparing for lecture and creating class assignments. OneKey helps students review the course material more effectively and focus their study time.
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Extensive pedagogy, including chapter opening vignettes, in-text boxes, marginal glossary, summary and critical thinking questions.
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Chapter opening vignettes provide students with an interesting introduction to the chapter topics. The boxes in the book are distinct and expand on text material covering current events, emerging debates, and fascinating side stories. Other pedagogy assists students with study and review.
