This book introduces students to environmental and evolutionary anthropology, focusing on how humans adapt to their environment and how the environment shapes culture. It shows how cultures evolved within the context of their environment and how their survival methods have affected other aspects of their culture.

Daniel Bates is Editor-in-Chief, Human Ecology: An Interdisciplinary Journal, and Emeritus Professor of Anthropology and Research Associate, Hunter College and the Graduate School and University Center, City University of New York, USA.

Judith Tucker is Senior Editorial Consultant, Human Ecology: An Interdisciplinary Journal.

Ludomir Lozny is Managing Editor, Human Ecology: An Interdisciplinary Journal, Department of Anthropology, Hunter College, CUNY, and Adjunct Full Professor, Archaeology, Department of Anthropology and Sociology, Long Island University Brooklyn, New York, USA.