Human Evolution

by John Hawks

Human Evolution is a comprehensive, balanced, and contemporary introduction to evolutionary theory, genetic methods, and predictive models, and their applications to burning questions about the evolution of our species. Unlike other human evolution texts, Hawks provides a balanced discussion of the latest debates within human evolution, clarifying for students the various perspectives. These debates include multiregionalism vs. the African replacement model (monogenesis), language origins, sexual selection and behavioral evolution, the transition to modern humans, and the use of predictive evolutionary models. Hawks also offers superior coverage of genetics, anatomy and the fossil record, and archaeology

560 pages, Paperback

First published March 18, 2013

About the author

Dr. John Hawks is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he has taught courses ranging from biological anthropology to brain evolution since 2002. He earned his B.S. in Anthropology from Kansas State University and M.S. and Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Michigan.

A series of 24 lectures titled "The Rise of Humans: Great Scientific Debates" by John Hawks has been published by The Teaching Company, The Great Courses.