Given the scope and nature of this course, there is no single text that is appropriate. As such, you will be relying on books (often edited volumes) and on the numerous journals that present theoretical as well as empirical consideration of the subject matter. It is expected that each student has a relatively current knowledge of the field. Students who need to refresh their memories should consult a recent introductory biological anthropology text.

Every student is required to do a database search of the relevant literature to make sure that they have cast a sufficiently wide net in terms of available material. Minimally, it is requested that students search MEDLINE or SCOPUS (which includes the latter), AnthroSource and Anthropological Literature [ANL]. These should pick up citations for all the journals listed with an asterisk. It is expected that for most of the topics, the majority of the articles will be drawn from these journals; most are available on-line in PDF format. The reference librarians at Butler and Biology can assist those who are unfamiliar with such searches.

The following is a partial list of the major journals that contain material relevant to this course and are offered to give students a sense of the range of subject matter. Printed versions of the journals are distributed among the various Columbia libraries including Biology, Science, Psychology, Butler, Lehman-SIPA, and the Medical School. For student convenience, a file with links to many of these journals will be posted on Courseworks.

Nature [weekly]; Science [weekly]; American Journal of Physical Anthropology [AJPA]; American Anthropologist [AA]; American Antiquity; American Journal of Primatology; Annual Review of Anthropology; Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics; Annals of Human Biology; Behavioral Brain Sciences; Brain, Behavior and Evolution; Brain; Current Anthropology [CA] [with peer commentary]; Evolutionary Anthropology; Evolution; Ethology and Sociobiology; Folia Primatologia; Human Biology; Human Nature; Intelligence; International Journal of Primatology; Journal of Human Evolution [JHE]; Journal of Molecular Evolution; Man; Paleobiology; Primates; Systematic Zoology/ more recently as Systematic Biology;Yearbook of Physical Anthropology; Zeitschrift fur Morphologie und Anthropologie. Students may also want to examine some popular journals such as Discover, Scientific American and National Geographic. There are also several web sites that might be of interest such as Texas A&M's Anthropology in the News.

There are several tomes and encyclopedia-style volumes that may be useful though given the rapid changes that take place in the field, students should be vigilant about checking for the most recent updates. Presenters may opt to assign sections of these works as general context for a topic.

All have been placed on reserve at the Biology Library.

Delson, E. et al. (eds.) (2000). Encyclopedia of Human Evolution and Prehistory 2nd edition. New York: Garland Press.

Ciochon, R. and J. Fleagle (eds). (2005). The Human Evolution Source Book 2nd edition. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson/Prentice Hall.

Schwartz, J. and I. Tattersall (eds). (2002-2005). The Human Fossil Record. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Liss. [Vol I. (2002); Vol II. (2003); Vol III. (2004); Vol IV. (2005)]

Wolpoff, M. (1999). Paleoanthropology 2nd edition. Boston, MA: McGraw Hill.