Outline of Physical Anthropology

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. The primates as a zoological group. 3. The origin and evolution of the primates. 4. The origin and evolution of man. 5. Time, morphology and neoteny in the evolution of man. 6. The significance of isolated differences or the relation between body, mind and culture. 7. Heredity and the influence of the environment upon man. 8. A practical synopsis of methods of measurement in physical anthropology.

"Physical anthropology is a very vast subject; to cover it all adequately would take a work as large as the Encyclopaedia Britannica, and almost as many contributors to write it. In the present volume a modest attempt has been made to present only part of the subject-matter with which the science deals, and that, for the most part, in a general rather than a detailed manner. The author have, however, attempted to do more than merely introduce the reader to the subject. The author have endeavoured to give him a real grasp of the fundamental facts and problems which it is necessary for anyone to know who desires to understand man. The author have not only set out the facts, but, wherever possible, have also explained their meaning." (jacket)