U CONTENTS 



^ Foreword by Harry L. Shapiro vii 



i. Of brains, men, and fossils 1 



2. The cranial capacity of the Australopithecines 11 



3. The cranial capacity of modern hominoids 32 



4. The cranial capacity of Homo habilis 60 



5. The cranial capacity of Homo erectus 81 



6. Cranial capacity from Australopithecus to Homo sapiens 96 



7. The structural meaning of variations in brain size 103 



8. The other end of the chain: The cultural capacity of primates 116 



9. The cultural capacity of Australopithecus 124 



10. The early expression of stone culture 134 



11. The trend of cultural evolution 137 

 Postlude 151 

 References 153 

 Index 165 



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