Human children grow at a uniquely slow pace by comparison with
other mammals. When and where did this schedule evolve? Have
technological advances, farming and cities had any effect upon it?
Addressing these and other key questions in palaeoanthropology and
bioarchaeology, Simon Hillson examines the unique role of teeth in
preserving detailed microscopic records of development throughout
childhood and into adulthood. The text critically reviews theory,
assumptions, methods and literature, providing the dental histology
background to anthropological studies of both growth rate and
growth disruption. Chapters also examine existing studies of growth
rate in the context of human evolution and primate development more
generally, together with implications for life history. The final
chapters consider how defects in the tooth development sequence
shed light on the consequences of biological and social
transitions, contributing to our understanding of the evolution of
modern human development and cognition.
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