Hello there,

I am a philosopher beginning to delve into anthropological texts. I notice that many of these use taxonomic classifications to refer to various subspecies of primitive human beings, but I am having a hard time keeping all of this language (and the accompanying timeline) straight. Can anyone recommend a small text outlining the history of the Homo genus that just assist me with the terminology? I understand that this is very controversial material, but just a beginner's primer would be very helpful.

Thank you.