Science of human evolution : (Record no. 423938)
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| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | 137933 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | ISI Library, Kolkata |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20170914134422.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 160816s2016 nyu 000 0 eng |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9783319415840 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | ISI Library |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 599.938 |
| Edition number | 23 |
| Item number | L273 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Langdon, John H., |
| Relator term | author |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Science of human evolution : |
| Remainder of title | getting it right / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | John H. Langdon. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Switzerland : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Springer, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2016. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xxi, 220 pages : |
| Other physical details | illustrations (some color) ; |
| Dimensions | 25 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Includes index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Introduction: The Method of Science --<br/> Case Study 1. The Darwinian Paradigm: An Evolving World View --<br/> Case Study 2. Proving Prehistory: William Pengelly and Scientific Excavation --<br/> Case Study 3. Testing Predictions: Eugene Dubois and the Missing Link --<br/> Case Study 4. Self-Correcting Science: The Piltdown Forgery --<br/> Case Study 5. Checking the Time: Geological Dating at Olduvai Gorge --<br/> Case Study 6. Quantifying Evolution: Morris Goodman and Molecular Phylogeny --<br/> Case Study 7. Reinterpreting Ramapithecus: Reconciling Fossils and Molecules --<br/> Case Study 8. Taming the Killer Ape: The Science of Taphonomy --<br/> Case Study 9. Reading the Bones (1): Recognizing Bipedalism --<br/> Case Study 10. Reading the Bones (2): Sizing up the Ancestors --<br/> Case Study 11. The Habilis Workbench: Experimental Archaeology --<br/> Case Study 12. Hunting for Predators: The Scavenging Hypothesis --<br/> Case Study 13. Climate Change in the Pliocene: Environment and Human Origins --<br/> Case Study 14. Free Range Homo: Modernizing the Body at Dmanisi --<br/> Case Study 15. Reading the Bones (3): Tracking Life History at Nariokotome --<br/> Case Study 16, Democratizing Homo naledi: A New Model for Fossil Hominin Studies --<br/> Case Study 17. A Curious Isolation: The Hobbits of Flores --<br/> Case Study 18. Neanderthals in the Mirror: Imagining our Relatives --<br/> Case Study 19. Leaving Africa: Mitochondrial Eve --<br/> Case Study 20. The Neanderthal Problem: Neighbors and Relatives on Mt. Carmel --<br/> Case Study 21. Chasing Smaller Game: The Archaeology of Modernity --<br/> Case Study 22. Strangers in Paradigms: Ancient DNA Reveals Mysterious Populations --<br/> Case Study 23. Is Humanity Sustainable? Tracking the Source of our Ecological Uniqueness --<br/> Case Study 24. The Unknowable Biped: Questions We Cannot Answer --<br/> Case Study 25. Parsimony and the Aquatic Ape --<br/> Case Study 26. What Science Is: A Cultural and Legal Challenge. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | This textbook provides a collection of case studies in paleoanthropology demonstrating the method and limitations of science. These cases introduce the reader to various problems and illustrate how they have been addressed historically. The various topics selected represent important corrections in the field, some critical breakthroughs, models of good reasoning and experimental design, and important ideas emerging from normal science. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Human evolution. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Human beings |
| General subdivision | Origin. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Life sciences. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Lost status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| ISI Library, Kolkata | ISI Library, Kolkata | 30/08/2017 | 4 | 4430.10 | 599.938 L273 | 137933 | Books |
