Bare Backbones
A Brief Introduction to Anthropology
(Second Edition)
©2026, 288 pages
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Bare Backbones: A Brief Introduction to Anthropology offers an overview of anthropology, divided into four core subfields: physical or biological anthropology, archaeology, linguistics, and cultural anthropology. The textbook explores human biological diversity, population environments and movements, and archaeological evidence.
Within these subfields, Bare Backbones discusses human genetic diversity, the development and influence of migration and adaptation, and the relationships between Homo sapiens and other primates. Attention is given to food production, the development of complex societies, and the formative stages of social and political diversification. The content spans from historical perspectives, such as the Industrial Revolution, to modern issues like globalization and resistance.
The latest edition introduces updated methods, particularly in archaeology, and includes new definitions for branches of linguistics, as well as over 60 new images. Another notable addition is the concept of the decolonization of anthropology, reflecting shifts in the field's focus and methodologies. The bibliography has been extensively upgraded, giving readers access to original sources and encouraging further exploration and research into the profound topics presented.
Within these subfields, Bare Backbones discusses human genetic diversity, the development and influence of migration and adaptation, and the relationships between Homo sapiens and other primates. Attention is given to food production, the development of complex societies, and the formative stages of social and political diversification. The content spans from historical perspectives, such as the Industrial Revolution, to modern issues like globalization and resistance.
The latest edition introduces updated methods, particularly in archaeology, and includes new definitions for branches of linguistics, as well as over 60 new images. Another notable addition is the concept of the decolonization of anthropology, reflecting shifts in the field's focus and methodologies. The bibliography has been extensively upgraded, giving readers access to original sources and encouraging further exploration and research into the profound topics presented.
Renée M. Bonzani holds a Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Pittsburgh and currently serves as a senior lecturer in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Kentucky, Lexington. Dr. Bonzani has been a peer reviewer for numerous professional journals. She co-authored (with Dr. Augusto Oyuela-Caycedo) San Jacinto 1: A Historical Ecological Approach to an Archaic Site in Colombia, which was also published in Spanish by the Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia, and Manual of Ethnobotany and Paleoethnobotany: Case Study from San Jacinto, Colombia (with Michael B. Steenken). She has received research grants from the National Science Foundation and has published with the American Museum of Natural History in New York. She is a member of the Society for American Archaeology and the Society for Ethnobiology.
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