Early human kinship : from sex to social reproduction / edited by Nicholas J. Allen [and others].

Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-301) and index.

Why "kinship"? : new questions on an old topic / Wendy James -- A brief overview of human evolution / John A.J. Gowlett and Robin Dunbar -- Kinship and material culture / archaeological implications of the human global diaspora / Clive Gamble -- Deep roots of kin : developing the evolutionary perspective from prehistory / John A.J. Gowlett -- Early human kinship was matrilineal / Chris Knight -- Alternating birth classes : a note from eastern Africa / Wendy James -- Tetradic theory and the origin of human kinship systems / Nicholas J. Allen -- What can ethnography tell us about human social evolution / Bob Layton -- Kinship in biological perspective / Robin Dunbar -- The importance of kinship in monkey society / Mandy Korstjens -- The meaning and relevance of kinship in great apes / Julia Lehmann -- Grandmothering and female coalitions : a basis for matrilineal priority? / Kit Opie and Camilla Power -- A phylogenetic approach to the history of cultural practices / Laura Fortunato -- Reconstructing ancient kinship in Africa / Christ Ehret -- The co-evolution of language and kinship / Alan Barnard -- Epilogue : reaching across the gaps / Hilary Callan.

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