The concise scope and focused coverage of the book "Human Evolution: An Illustrated Introduction" has made this manual a great commercial success, as the ideal supplement to any biology or anthropology course where human evolution is taught. The fifth edition has been updated in detail to include the most recent discoveries and perspectives, which include:
- New early human fossils from Africa and Georgia, and their implications
- New archaeological data from Africa on the origin of modern humans
- Updated coverage of prehistoric art, including new regions
- New perspectives from molecular data and their implications for the biology of human populations.