Hominid Origins
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Hominid Origins
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Author : Kathleen J. Reichs
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
Hominid Origins written by Kathleen J. Reichs and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Nature categories.
Ancestors
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Author : Donald C. Johanson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Ancestors written by Donald C. Johanson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Australopithecus afarensis categories.
A world-renowned paleoanthropologist and author of Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind, Donald Johanson attempts to solve the mystery of human evolution using new evidence uncovered on his recent forays into the fossil-rich regions of Eastern Africa. Companion volume to the upcoming Nova series. 175 illus. Maps.
The Hominid Gang
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Author : Delta Willis
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Group
Release Date : 1991
The Hominid Gang written by Delta Willis and has been published by Penguin Group this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Science categories.
The Hominid Gang explores a search for man's roots that extends Alex Haley's saga by millions of years. Delta Willis, who rode "shotgun" with some of modern paleontology's most famous fossil-finders, brings to life these scientific safaris into the lands and times of our ancestors. "Always engaging . . . a delightful piece of work".--The Washington Post. Full-color and black-and-white photographs throughout.
Human Origins And Environmental Backgrounds
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Author : Hidemi Ishida
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2006-10-12
Human Origins And Environmental Backgrounds written by Hidemi Ishida and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-10-12 with Science categories.
Advances in fossil studies relating to the origin of Homo sapiens have strengthened the hypothesis that our direct ancestors originated on the African continent. Most researchers also agree that the time when prehumans diverged from the last common ancestor was in the early part of the Late Miocene epoch. Focus must now shift from determining the times and places of hominid origins to clarifying hominid evolutionary problems, such as the selective factors and acquisition processes of hominid bipedalism. In March of 2003, researchers from Africa, Europe, Japan and the United States convened in Kyoto for a symposium on Human Origins and Environmental Backgrounds, an interdisciplinary effort to consider these evolutionary puzzles, to report current research and to exchange thoughts towards better understanding the relationship among environmental changes, adaptive mechanisms and human origins. This book is the result of that symposium, and includes a diverse and unique set of papers on topics such as hominid evolution, dispersal and morphology, and the origins of bipedalism.
The Wisdom Of The Bones
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Author : Alan Walker
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 1997-09-02
The Wisdom Of The Bones written by Alan Walker and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-09-02 with History categories.
Describes the discovery in Africa of a nearly complete skeleton of a teenage male that may represent the "missing link" between apes and modern humans and provides a step-by-step analysis of the find and its significance
Human Origins
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Author : Clark Spencer Larsen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
Human Origins written by Clark Spencer Larsen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Craniology categories.
Masters Of The Planet
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Author : Ian Tattersall
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Release Date : 2012-03-27
Masters Of The Planet written by Ian Tattersall and has been published by St. Martin's Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-27 with Science categories.
50,000 years ago – merely a blip in evolutionary time – our Homo sapiens ancestors were competing for existence with several other human species, just as their own precursors had been doing for millions of years. Yet something about our species separated it from the pack, and led to its survival while the rest became extinct. So just what was it that allowed Homo sapiens to become Masters of the Planet? Curator Emeritus at the American Museum of Natural History, Ian Tattersall takes us deep into the fossil record to uncover what made humans so special. Surveying a vast field from initial bipedality to language and intelligence, Tattersall argues that Homo sapiens acquired a winning combination of traits that was not the result of long term evolutionary refinement. Instead it emerged quickly, shocking their world and changing it forever.
Lucy S Legacy
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Author : Dr. Donald Johanson
language : en
Publisher: Crown
Release Date : 2009-03-03
Lucy S Legacy written by Dr. Donald Johanson and has been published by Crown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-03 with Science categories.
“Lucy is a 3.2-million-year-old skeleton who has become the spokeswoman for human evolution. She is perhaps the best known and most studied fossil hominid of the twentieth century, the benchmark by which other discoveries of human ancestors are judged.”–From Lucy’s Legacy In his New York Times bestseller, Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind, renowned paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson told the incredible story of his discovery of a partial female skeleton that revolutionized the study of human origins. Lucy literally changed our understanding of our world and who we come from. Since that dramatic find in 1974, there has been heated debate and–most important–more groundbreaking discoveries that have further transformed our understanding of when and how humans evolved. In Lucy’s Legacy, Johanson takes readers on a fascinating tour of the last three decades of study–the most exciting period of paleoanthropologic investigation thus far. In that time, Johanson and his colleagues have uncovered a total of 363 specimens of Australopithecus afarensis (Lucy’s species, a transitional creature between apes and humans), spanning 400,000 years. As a result, we now have a unique fossil record of one branch of our family tree–that family being humanity–a tree that is believed to date back a staggering 7 million years. Focusing on dramatic new fossil finds and breakthrough advances in DNA research, Johanson provides the latest answers that post-Lucy paleoanthropologists are finding to questions such as: How did Homo sapiens evolve? When and where did our species originate? What separates hominids from the apes? What was the nature of Neandertal and modern human encounters? What mysteries about human evolution remain to be solved? Donald Johanson is a passionate guide on an extraordinary journey from the ancient landscape of Hadar, Ethiopia–where Lucy was unearthed and where many other exciting fossil discoveries have since been made–to a seaside cave in South Africa that once sheltered early members of our own species, and many other significant sites. Thirty-five years after Lucy, Johanson continues to enthusiastically probe the origins of our species and what it means to be human.
Human Origins
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Author : John R. Durant
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1989
Human Origins written by John R. Durant and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Human evolution categories.
In recent years, studies in several overlapping fields have enlarged our understanding of human origins. This book brings together essays by leading archaeologists, anthropologists, biologists, and paleontologists to provide a vivid portrait of what is currently known about the evolution of our species. The contributors include the Oxford biologist Richard Dawkins, the molecular biologist Alec Jeffreys, and Richard Leakey, Director of the National Museum of Kenya. Among the topics discussed are the lifestyle of our early ancestors, the evolution of human intelligence, the nature and significance of human purpose. Human Origins is an accessible and authoritative guide to contemporary scientific views of human evolution, providing a detailed account of the emergence of hominids from the world of apes.
Human Origins
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Author : New Scientist
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2018-03-21
Human Origins written by New Scientist and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-21 with Science categories.
Where did we come from? Where are we going? Homo sapiens is the most successful, the most widespread and the most influential species ever to walk the Earth. In the blink of an evolutionary eye we have spread around the globe, taken control of Earth's biological and mineral resources, transformed the environment, discovered the secrets of the universe and travelled into space. Yet just 7 million years ago, we were just another species of great ape making a quiet living in the forests of East Africa. We do not know exactly what this ancestor was like, but it was no more likely than a chimpanzee or gorilla to sail across the ocean, write a symphony, invent a steam engine or ponder the meaning of existence. How did we get from there to here? Human Origins recounts the most astonishing evolutionary tale ever told. Discover how our ancestors made the first tentative steps towards becoming human, how we lost our fur but gained language, fire and tools, how we strode out of Africa, invented farming and cities and ultimately created modern civilisation - perhaps the only one of its kind in the universe. Meet your long-lost ancestors, the other humans who once shared the planet with us, and learn where the story might end. ABOUT THE SERIES New Scientist Instant Expert books are definitive and accessible entry points to the most important subjects in science; subjects that challenge, attract debate, invite controversy and engage the most enquiring minds. Designed for curious readers who want to know how things work and why, the Instant Expert series explores the topics that really matter and their impact on individuals, society, and the planet, translating the scientific complexities around us into language that's open to everyone, and putting new ideas and discoveries into perspective and context.