John f hoffecker (22 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 0813529921. 2002, bright clean copy, no markings, Professional booksellers since 1981.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 330 pages. 11.50x9.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. A large and heavy, softcover book, that is virtually brand new, however it is a used book, therefore normal wear, marks and tear apply consistent with use and age. No dust jacket. 575 pages, all intact and good tight binding. Please note as this is a large heavy book, for overseas buyers, postage/shipping will increase from listed postage/shipping price depending on final destination. A substantial book that has compiled a serious amount of research and information.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 62393rd edition. 248 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Early humans did not simply drift northward from their African origins as their abilities to cope with cooler climates evolved. The initial settlement of places like Europe and northern Asia, as well as the later movement into the Arctic and the Americas, actually occurred in relatively rapid bursts of expansion. A Prehistory of the North is the first full-length study to tell the complex story, spanning almost two million years, of how humans inhabited some of the coldest places on earth.In an account rich with illustrations, John Hoffecker traces the history of anatomical adaptations, diet modifications, and technological developments, such as clothing and shelter, which allowed humans the continued ability to push the boundaries of their habitation. The book concludes by showing how in the last few thousand years, peoples living in the circumpolar zone-with the exception of western and central Siberia-developed a thriving maritime economy.Written in nontechnical language, A Prehistory of the North provides compelling new insights and valuable information for professionals and students. …

Zustand: New. pp. 288.

Zustand: New. Early humans did not drift north from Africa as their ability to cope with cooler climates evolved. Settlement of Europe and northern Asia occurred in relatively rapid bursts of expansion. This study tells the complex story, spanning almost two million year.

Zustand: New. An overview of Pleistocene or Ice-Age settlement in Eastern Europe, with the main focus on the adaptations of Neanderthals and modern humans to the environment. This book looks at human evolution in such a cold climate and how technological innovation led t.

Zustand: New. Num Pages: 544 pages, 75 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFS; JHMP; JMR; PSAJ; PSAK; PSX; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. . . 2017. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 290 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

XI, (3), 259 pp. Publisher's boards, dust jacket. Tail of spine just slightly bumped, else fine. Condition Near Fine.

Zustand: New. Modern Humans is a vivid account of the most recent-and perhaps the most important-phase of human evolution: the appearance of Homo sapiens in Africa less than half a million years ago and their spread throughout the world. John F. Hoffecker demonstrates th.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 506 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.50 inches. In Stock.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In Landscape of the Mind, John F. Hoffecker explores the origin and growth of the human mind, drawing on archaeology, history, and the fossil record. He suggests that, as an indirect result of bipedal locomotion, early humans developed a feedback relationship among their hands, brains, and tools that evolved into the capacity to externalize thoughts in the form of shaped stone objects. When anatomically modern humans evolved a parallel capacity to externalize thoughts as symbolic language, individual brains within social groups became integrated into a 'neocortical Internet,' or super-brain, giving birth to the mind.Noting that archaeological traces of symbolism coincide with evidence of the ability to generate novel technology, Hoffecker contends that human creativity, as well as higher order consciousness, is a product of the superbrain. He equates the subsequent growth of the mind with human history, which began in Africa more than 50,000 years ago. As anatomically modern humans spread across the globe, adapting to a variety of climates and habitats, they redesigned themselves technologically and created alternative realities through tools, language, and art. Hoffecker connects the rise of civilization to a hierarchical reorganization of the super-brain, triggered by explosive population growth. Subsequent human history reflects to varying degrees the suppression of the mind's creative powers by the rigid hierarchies of nationstates and empires, constraining the further accumulation of knowledge. The modern world emerged after 1200 from the fragments of the Roman Empire, whose collapse had eliminated a central authority that could thwart innovation. Hoffecker concludes with speculation about the possibility of artificial intelligence and the consequences of a mind liberated from its organic antecedents to exist in an independent, nonbiological form.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Twenty-five thousand years ago, sea level fell more than 400 feet below its present position as a consequence of the growth of immense ice sheets in the Northern Hemisphere. A dry plain stretching 1,000 miles from the Arctic Ocean to the Aleutians became exposed between northeast Asia and Alaska, and across that plain, most likely, walked the first people of the New World. This book describes what is known about these people and the now partly submerged land, named Beringia, which they settled during the final millennia of the Ice Age.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Modern Humans is a vivid account of the most recent¿and perhaps the most important¿phase of human evolution: the appearance of Homo sapiens in Africa less than half a million years ago and their spread throughout the world. John F. Hoffecker demonstrates that Homo sapiens represents a major transition in the evolution of living systems.…