M. Kay Martin
The Wrong Ape for Early Human Origins: The Chimpanzee as a Skewed Ancestral Model
The Wrong Ape for Early Human Origins: The Chimpanzee as a Skewed Ancestral Model
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The Wrong Ape for Early Human Origins challenges the chimpanzee referential model and presents alternative scenarios for hominin phylogeny,ecology,subsistence,kinship,cognition,and language. Recent advances in phylogenetics,evolutionary biology,and the fossil record are shifting attention from ancient genotypes to factors that influence gene expression and behavioral plasticity,revisioning current notions about ancestral humans' nature,phenotypic traits,and lifeways.
Format: Hardback
Length: 244 pages
Publication date: 15 April 2023
Publisher: Lexington Books
The Wrong Ape for Early Human Origins delves into the profound impact of the chimpanzee referential model on evolutionary theory, shaping our understanding of proto- and early human social life, as well as the essence of human nature itself. By revisiting the evidence upon which this model is founded, alongside fresh cross-disciplinary discoveries, we explore alternative scenarios for hominin phylogeny, ecology, subsistence, primal kinship, cognition, language, and the interplay between aggression and cooperation as evolutionary forces.
Recent advancements in phylogenetics, evolutionary biology, and the uncovering of new fossil evidence have rendered linear, monotypic models obsolete. Contemporary theories on species divergence and change over time are shifting their focus from ancient genotypes to factors that influence gene expression, and from innate prescriptive behaviors to epigenesis and the capacity for behavioral plasticity. This broader platform holds the potential to fundamentally revise our current notions about the fundamental nature, phenotypic traits, and lifeways of ancestral humans. It presents a different portrayal of our progenitors, highlighting their greater ecological adaptability, reliance on creative niche construction, and active role in shaping ancient reproductive and social groups through their agency.
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781666923872
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