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Fossil Men
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Author : Kermit Pattison
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date : 2020-11-10
Fossil Men written by Kermit Pattison and has been published by HarperCollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-10 with Science categories.
"Riveting. ... Pattison's uncanny ability [is] to write evocatively about science. ... In this, he is every bit as good as the best scientist writers." —New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice) "Brilliant. ... A work of staggering depth." —Minneapolis Star Tribune A decade in the making, Fossil Men is a scientific detective story played out in anatomy and the natural history of the human body: the first full-length account of the discovery of a startlingly unpredicted human ancestor more than a million years older than Lucy It is the ultimate mystery: where do we come from? In 1994, a team led by fossil-hunting legend Tim White uncovered a set of ancient bones in Ethiopia’s Afar region. Radiometric dating of nearby rocks indicated the resulting skeleton, classified as Ardipithecus ramidus—nicknamed “Ardi”—was an astounding 4.4 million years old, more than a million years older than the world-famous “Lucy.” The team spent the next 15 years studying the bones in strict secrecy, all while continuing to rack up landmark fossil discoveries in the field and becoming increasingly ensnared in bitter disputes with scientific peers and Ethiopian bureaucrats. When finally revealed to the public, Ardi stunned scientists around the world and challenged a half-century of orthodoxy about human evolution—how we started walking upright, how we evolved our nimble hands, and, most significantly, whether we were descended from an ancestor that resembled today’s chimpanzee. But the discovery of Ardi wasn’t just a leap forward in understanding the roots of humanity--it was an attack on scientific convention and the leading authorities of human origins, triggering an epic feud about the oldest family skeleton. In Fossil Men, acclaimed journalist Kermit Pattison brings us a cast of eccentric, obsessive scientists, including White, an uncompromising perfectionist whose virtuoso skills in the field were matched only by his propensity for making enemies; Gen Suwa, a Japanese savant whose deep expertise about teeth rivaled anyone on Earth; Owen Lovejoy, a onetime creationist-turned-paleoanthropologist with radical insights into human locomotion; Berhane Asfaw, who survived imprisonment and torture to become Ethiopia’s most senior paleoanthropologist; Don Johanson, the discoverer of Lucy, who had a rancorous falling out with the Ardi team; and the Leakeys, for decades the most famous family in paleoanthropology. Based on a half-decade of research in Africa, Europe and North America, Fossil Men is not only a brilliant investigation into the origins of the human lineage, but the oldest of human emotions: curiosity, jealousy, perseverance and wonder.
Fossil Men
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Author : Marcellin Boule
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1923
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Guide To Fossil Man
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Author : Michael H. Day
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 1986-10-15
Guide To Fossil Man written by Michael H. Day and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986-10-15 with Nature categories.
Michael H. Day's Guide to Fossil Man is the standard reference work on hominid remains found at the major palaeolithic sites throughout the world. This fourth edition now includes details of fifteen new sites, as well as new evidence from thirty-four previously known sites featured in earlier editions of the book. Day begins with an introduction to the anatomy of human fossils. He then describes the forty-nine sites in Europe, the Near East, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Oceania that have yielded the most significant information on the development of hominid species and the appearance of early man. Grouped geographically, each site description includes data on the hominid remains, other finds such as tools and animal bones, the local geology and contemporary geomorphology and ecology, and dating and other references. Sites featured for the first time in this edition include Kow Swamp and Mungo in Australia; Dali and Maba in China; and West Turkana in Kenya, which contained the almost complete skeleton of a boy determined to be 1,600,000 years old. Short essays on problems associated with neandertal, australpithecine, and Homo erectus remains are included, as well as a glossary, a geological time scale, charts and comprehensive illustrations. Day's Guide to Fossil Man is invaluable not only for working palaeontologists, palaeolithic archaeologists, and physical anthropologists, but also for anyone interested in human evolution.
Fossil Men And Their Modern Representatives
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Author : Sir John William Dawson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1880
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Fossil Men And Their Modern Representatives
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Author : Dawson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1888
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Fossil Man
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Author : Michael H. Day
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
Fossil Man written by Michael H. Day and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Evolution categories.
Discusses the modern methods of paleo-anthropology, the study of fossil man, and how these methods have helped reveal the story of man's evolution.
Fossil Men And Their Modern Representatives
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Author : Sir John William Dawson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1880
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Fossil Men
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Author : Marcellin Boule
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1957
Fossil Men written by Marcellin Boule and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1957 with Fossil hominids categories.
Translated from Les hommes fossiles, 4th ed.
Fossil Men
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Author : Sir John William Dawson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1883
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Fossil Men And Their Modern Representatives
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Author : Sir John William Dawson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-07-04
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