The First Humans: Origin and Early Evolution of the Genus Homo

Part I. Retrospectives and Theoretical Perspectives1. Early humans: of whom do we speak? Richard E. Leakey2. Homo habilis - a premature discovery: remembered by one of its founding fathers, 42 years laterPhillip V. Tobia3. Where does the genus Homo begin, and how would we know? Bernard WoodPart II. Craniodental Perspectives on Taxonomy and Systematics4. The origin of Homo William H. Kimbel5. Comparisons of Early Pleistocene skulls from East Africa and the Georgian Caucasus: evidence bearing on the origin and systematics of genus HomoG. Philip Rightmire and David Lordkipanidze6. Phenetic affinities of Plio-Pleistocene Homo fossils from South Africa: molar cusp proportionsFrederick E. Grine, Heather F. Smith, Christopher P. Heesy and Emma J. SmithPart III. Postcranial Perspectives on Locomotion and Adaptation7. Evolution of the hominin shoulder: early Homo Susan G. Larson8. Brains, brawn, and the evolution of human endurance running capabilities Daniel E. Lieberman, Dennis M. Bramble, David A. Raichlen and John J. Shea9. Interlimb proportions in humans and fossil hominins: variability and scalingWilliam L. JungersPart IV. Perspectives on Development, Diet and Behavior10. Growth and development of the Nariokotome youth, KNM-WT 15000M. Christopher Dean and B. Holly Smith 11. Dental evidence for diets of early Homo Peter S. Ungar and Robert S. Scott12. Origins and adaptations of early Homo: what archaeology tells us Hélène Roche, Robert J. Blumenschine and John J. Shea Part V. Environmental and Ecological Perspectives13. Plio-Pleistocene EastAfrican pulsed climate variability and its influence on early human evolution.Mark A. Maslin and Martin H. Trauth14. Tracking ecological change in relation to the emergence of Homo near the Plio-Pleistocene boundary.Kaye E. Reed and Samantha M. Russak15. Ecology of Plio-Pleistocene mammals in the Omo-Turkana Basin and the emergence of Homo.René Bobe and Meave G. Leakey16. Biogeochemical evidence for the environments of early Homo in South AfricaMatt Sponheimer and Julia Lee-ThorpPart VI. Summary Perspective on the Workshop 17. The first humans: a summary perspective on the origin and early evolution of the genus Homo. Frederick E. Grine and John G. Fleagle