{"product_id":"olduvai-gorge-paperback-9780521105194","title":"Olduvai Gorge (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521105194","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eOlduvai Gorge\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFor this second volume of the definitive publication of the Olduvai findings, Professor Tobias has undertaken a definitive analysis of the cranium.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eP. V. Tobias (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521105194, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 18 June 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e328 pages\u003cbr\u003e28 x 21 x 1.7 cm, 0.74 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOn 15 August 1959 Dr L. S. B. Leakey announced the discovery, in the lowest level of Olduvai Gorge, of a new and beautifully preserved fossil cranium of a hominid, which he tentatively named Zinjanthropus boisei. For this second volume, Professor Tobias has undertaken a definitive analysis of the cranium. This is a most comprehensive study to be made on a hominid skull belonging to the early and mid-Pleistocene group of australopithecines. The fossilised skull provides a wealth of information on taxonomic status, way of life and age at death. To evaluate Zinjanthropus fully, the author has reviewed in detail the cranial and dental anatomy of all australopithecines from Tanzania and South Africa and has placed on record much valuable information about the group as a whole.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of text figures\u003cbr\u003e List of plates\u003cbr\u003e List of tables\u003cbr\u003e Introductory note\u003cbr\u003e Foreword Sir W. E. Le Gros Clark, F.R.S\u003cbr\u003e Editor's notes\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Preservation and reconstruction of the cranium\u003cbr\u003e 3. The cranial vault\u003cbr\u003e 4. The basis cranii externa\u003cbr\u003e 5. Certain critical angles and indices of the cranium\u003cbr\u003e 6. The interior of the calvaria\u003cbr\u003e 7. The thickness of cranial bones\u003cbr\u003e 8. The endocranial cast of Zinjanthropus\u003cbr\u003e 9. Metrical characters of the calvaria as a whole\u003cbr\u003e 10. The structure of the face\u003cbr\u003e 11. The pneumatisation of the Zinjanthropus cranium\u003cbr\u003e 12. The dental arcade and the palate\u003cbr\u003e 13. The pattern of dental attrition and occlusion, with comments on enamel hypolasia\u003cbr\u003e 14. The size of individual teeth, absolute and relative\u003cbr\u003e 15. The size of the dentition as a whole\u003cbr\u003e 16. The crown shape index of the teeth\u003cbr\u003e 17. The morphology of the teeth\u003cbr\u003e 18. Summary of cranial and dental features of Zinjanthropus\u003cbr\u003e 19. The taxonomic status of Zinjanthropus and of the australopithecines in general\u003cbr\u003e 20. The cultural and phylogenetic status of Australopithecus boisei and of the australopithecines in general\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Indexes.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Human biology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Human biology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Human%20biology%20%5BPSX%5D%22\"\u003ePSX\u003c\/a\u003e], Physical anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Physical anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Physical%20anthropology%20%5BJHMP%5D%22\"\u003eJHMP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005793685784,"sku":"9780521105194","price":28.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521105194i.jpg?v=1694976030","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/olduvai-gorge-paperback-9780521105194","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}