Main Title |
Human Footprints: Fossilised Locomotion? [electronic resource] / |
Type |
EBOOK |
Author |
Bennett, Matthew R.
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Other Authors |
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Publisher |
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, |
Year Published |
2014 |
Call Number |
QE471-471.15 |
ISBN |
9783319085722 |
Subjects |
Geography ;
Human physiology ;
Forensic medicine ;
Sedimentology ;
Physical geography ;
Anthropology ;
Archaeology
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Internet Access |
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Collation |
XII, 216 p. 92 illus., 28 illus. in color. online resource. |
Notes |
Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only |
Contents Notes |
Fossilisted Locomotion -- Modern Methods of Data Capture -- World Review of Human Track Sites -- Geoconservation of Human Tracks -- The role of substrate in track formation and topology.-Inferences from Human Tracks -- Forensic Applications -- Conclusions -- Glossary -- Appendix -- Geographical Index. Human footprints provide some of the most emotive and tangible evidence of our ancestors. They provide evidence of stature, presence, behaviour and in the case of early hominin footprints, evidence with respect to the evolution of human gait and foot anatomy. While human footprint sites are rare in the geological record the number of sites around the World has increased in recent years, along with the analytical tools available for their study. The aim of this book is to provide a definitive review of these recent developments with specific reference to the increased availability of three-dimensional digital elevation models of human tracks at many key sites. The book is divided into eight chapters. Following an introduction the second chapter reviews modern field methods in human ichnology focusing on the development of new analytical tools. The third chapter then reviews the major footprint sites around the World including details on several unpublished examples. Chapters then follow on the role of geology in the formation and preservation of tracks, on the inferences that can be made from human tracks and the final chapter explores the application of this work to forensic science. Audience: This volume will be of interest to researchers and students across a wide range of disciplines - sedimentology, archaeology, forensics and palaeoanthropology. |
Place Published |
Cham |
Corporate Au Added Ent |
SpringerLink (Online service) |
Host Item Entry |
Springer eBooks |
PUB Date Free Form |
2014 |
BIB Level |
m |
Medium |
computer |
Content |
text |
Carrier |
online resource |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20140820131122 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
SPRINGER |
Type |
EBOOK |
OCLC Rec Leader |
03369nam a22005295i 45 |