Bare Backbones, 9798823376273
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Explore human origins and diversity across four anthropological fields.

Bare Backbones

A Brief Introduction to Anthropology

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  • Paperback

    288 pages

  • Release Date

    22 December 2025

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Summary

This text offers an overview of anthropology, divided into four core subfields: physical or biological anthropology, archaeology, linguistics, and cultural anthropology. It explores human biological diversity, population environments and movements, and archaeological evidence. The latest edition introduces updated methods, particularly in archaeology, and includes new definitions for branches of linguistics, as well as over 60 new images.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9798823376273
Author:Renee M. Bonzani
Publisher:Cognella, Inc
Imprint:Cognella, Inc
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:22 December 2025
Weight:0g
About The Author

Renee M. Bonzani

Renée M. Bonzani holds a Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Pittsburgh and currently serves as a senior lecturer in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Kentucky, Lexington. Dr. Bonzani has been a peer reviewer for numerous professional journals. She co-authored (with Dr. Augusto Oyuela-Caycedo) San Jacinto 1: A Historical Ecological Approach to an Archaic Site in Colombia, which was also published in Spanish by the Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia, and Manual of Ethnobotany and Paleoethnobotany: Case Study from San Jacinto, Colombia (with Michael B. Steenken). She has received research grants from the National Science Foundation and has published with the American Museum of Natural History in New York. She is a member of the Society for American Archaeology and the Society for Ethnobiology.

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