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For the newest edition of their introductory textbook, Jurmain (San Jose State U.), and Kilgore (Colorado State U.) are joined by new co-author Lewis (U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign). The ninth edition reflects changes and developments in the field since publication of the eighth edition in Spring 2001. The material has been updated and revised throughout; some chapters have been reorganized and restructured; a new chapter has been added on macroevolutionary processes; new in-between chapters features are included discussing the latest cutting edge research in the field; and new learning aids, photos and artwork have been incorporated into each chapter. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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This streamlined, full-color text is a thorough and well balanced introduction to the fields of physical anthropology and archaeology. Now with a new co-author, Barry Lewis brings his expertise in research methods and his experience with North American and South Indian archaeology to this edition. The author teams' conversational writing style and high interest features such as "Digging Deeper", and also new features such as "At a Glance", "Focus Questions" and "Cutting Edge Research" are what make the material accessible and engaging for students to help them not only grasp the material but enjoy learning in the process. The end of chapter critical thinking questions and media resources section point students and instructors to all the media appropriate for a chapter. In addition to the text, Wadsworth offers several technology based products such as a Virtual Laboratories CD-ROM or an online pass code for the Hominid Fossils CD-ROM and Basic Genetics CD-ROM. See the supplement section for details.
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