The Science of Human Evolution Getting it Right /

• Main Author: Langdon, John H. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; History.; Developmental biology.; Evolutionary biology.; Animal anatomy.; Physical anthropology.; Archaeology.; Life Sciences.; Evolutionary Biology.; Biological Anthropology.; Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology.; History of Science.; Developmental Biology.
• Physical Description: XXI, 220 p. 48 illus., 43 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783319415857

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.  .