Herrera Rene J., Garcia-Bertrand R. Sex and Cohabitation Among Early Humans

Academic Press, 2023. — 1621 p. — ISBN 9780128190876.Sex and Cohabitation Among Early Humans: Anthropological and Genetic Evidence for Interbreeding Among Early Humans explores the available information regarding interbreeding among different ancestral human species. In addition, it reviews evidence in support of cohabitation as well as cultural and technological interactions and exchanges among early humans, particularly Neanderthal-sapiens interactions. The fields of archaeology, anthropology, genetics, linguistics and molecular evolution have provided a wealth of information on the complex processes involved in human evolution.The book will help readers will develop knowledge on the complexity and multiplicity of hominins, including Homo heidelbergensis, Homo sapiens, and Homo floresiensis. Moreover, the book will help them reach a greater understanding of major topics, such as introgression, migration from Africa, the origin, development and extinction of Neanderthals, interbreeding between Neanderthals and humans, and trait continuity.Origin and diversity of hominins
The species concept and the reality of introgression
The evolution of sex
Archeological tools used to study hominin evolution
Hominin fossils: Anatomical trends
Molecular biology tools used to study hominin evolution
Continuity of traits among hominins
An African-wide origin of Homo sapiens
The first out of Africa migrants
Neanderthal origin and fossil record
Fossil and genetic evidence for Neanderthal introgression
Neanderthal habitat, culture, language, and intellect
To what extent did Neanderthals and modern humans interact?
The extinction of Neanderthals
The Denisovans
Interwoven evolution of Homo erectus, Homo floresiensis, and Homo sapiens