Author: National Museum BloemfonteinPublisher:
ISBN: 9781868471119
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 7
Book Description
Navorsinge Van Die Nasionale Museum
Author: National Museum BloemfonteinPublisher:
ISBN: 9781868471119
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 7
Book Description
Navorsinge Van Die Nasionale Museum
Author: Nasionale MuseumNavorsinge van die Nasionale Museum
Author: Navorsinge Van Die Nasionale Museum, Bloemfontein
Author: National Museum BloemfonteinPublisher:
ISBN: 9781868470969
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 7
Book Description
Navorsinge Van Die Nasionale Museum, Bloemfontein
Author: National Museum BloemfonteinPublisher:
ISBN: 9781868470921
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 15
Book Description
Memoirs van die Nasionale Museum
Author: National Museum (South Africa)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anthropology
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
A Biographical Dictionary of Contributors to the Natural History of the Free State and Lesotho
Author: Rodney MoffettPublisher: UJ Press
ISBN: 1920382356
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 371
Book Description
This work briefly records the lives and achievements of 502 men and women who contributed, or are still contributing, to the natural history of the Free State and Lesotho, between 1829 and 2013.
A Fossil History of Southern African Land Mammals
Author: D. Margaret AveryPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108480888
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
A comprehensive reference on the taxonomy and distribution in time and space of all currently recognized southern African fossil mammals. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Bones and Bodies
Author: Alan G MorrisPublisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 177614726X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Alan G. Morris critically examines the history of evolutionary anthropology in South Africa, uncovering the often racist philosophical motivations of these physical anthropology researchers and the discipline itself South Africa is famed for its contribution to the study of human evolution. In Bones and Bodies Alan G. Morris takes us back over the past century of anthropological discovery in South Africa and uncovers the stories of the individual scientists and how they contributed to our knowledge of the peoples of southern Africa, both ancient and modern. Not all of this history is one which we should feel comfortable with, as much of the earlier anthropological studies have been tainted with the tarred brush of race science. Morris critically examines the work of Raymond Dart, Thomas Dreyer, Matthew Drennan, and Robert Broom who all described their fossil discoveries with the mirror of racist interpretation, as well as the life and times in which they worked. Morris also considers how modern anthropology tried to rid itself of the stigma of these early racist accounts. In the 1960s and 1970s, Ronald Singer and Phillip Tobias introduced modern methods into the discipline that jettisoned much of what the public wished to believe about race and human evolution. Modern methods in physical anthropology rely on sophisticated mathematics and molecular genetics but are difficult to translate and sometimes fail to challenge preconceived assumptions. In an age where the authority of the expert and empirical science is questioned, this book shows the battle facing modern anthropology in how to explain science in a context that seems to be at odds with life experience. In this highly accessible insider account, Morris examines the philosophical motivations of these researchers and the discipline itself. Much of the material draws on old correspondence and interviews as well as from published resources.
Mammals of Africa
Author: Jonathan KingdonPublisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408189968
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 3500
Book Description
Mammals of Africa (MoA) is a series of six volumes which describes, in detail, every currently recognized species of African land mammal. This is the first time that such extensive coverage has ever been attempted, and the volumes incorporate the very latest information and detailed discussion of the morphology, distribution, biology and evolution (including reference to fossil and molecular data) of Africa's mammals. With 1,160 species and 16 orders, Africa has the greatest diversity and abundance of mammals in the world. The reasons for this and the mechanisms behind their evolution are given special attention in the series. Each volume follows the same format, with detailed profiles of every species and higher taxa. The series includes some 660 colour illustrations by Jonathan Kingdon and his many drawings highlight details of morphology and behaviour of the species concerned. Diagrams, schematic details and line drawings of skulls and jaws are by Jonathan Kingdon and Meredith Happold. Every species also includes a detailed distribution map. Extensive references alert readers to more detailed information. Volume I: Introductory Chapters and Afrotheria (352 pages) Volume II: Primates (560 pages) Volume III: Rodents, Hares and Rabbits (784 pages) Volume IV: Hedgehogs, Shrews and Bats (800 pages) Volume V: Carnivores, Pangolins, Equids and Rhinoceroses (560 pages) Volume VI: Pigs, Hippopotamuses, Chevrotain, Giraffes, Deer and Bovids (704 pages)