The Hominid Gang
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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.
The First Human
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Author : Ann Gibbons
language : en
Publisher: Doubleday Books
Release Date : 2006
The First Human written by Ann Gibbons and has been published by Doubleday Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Fossil hominids categories.
Chronicles science's quest to find the missing links between humans and apes, focusing on the efforts of four international teams attempting to solve the mystery of human evolution and their rivalries with one another.
The First Human
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Author : Ann Gibbons
language : en
Publisher: Anchor
Release Date : 2007-04-10
The First Human written by Ann Gibbons and has been published by Anchor this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-04-10 with Science categories.
In this dynamic account, award-winning science writer Ann Gibbons chronicles an extraordinary quest to answer the most primal of questions: When and where was the dawn of humankind?Following four intensely competitive international teams of scientists in a heated race to find the “missing link”–the fossil of the earliest human ancestor–Gibbons ventures to Africa, where she encounters a fascinating array of fossil hunters: Tim White, the irreverent Californian who discovered the partial skeleton of a primate that lived 4.4 million years ago in Ethiopia; French paleontologist Michel Brunet, who uncovers a skull in Chad that could date the beginnings of humankind to seven million years ago; and two other groups–one led by zoologist Meave Leakey, the other by British geologist Martin Pickford and his French paleontologist partner, Brigitte Senut–who enter the race with landmark discoveries of their own. Through scrupulous research and vivid first-person reporting, The First Human reveals the perils and the promises of fossil hunting on a grand competitive scale.
The Early Human World
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Author : Peter Robertshaw
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2004
The Early Human World written by Peter Robertshaw and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
Tells the story of early human life using an incredible variety of primary sources. -- from back cover.
The Ape In The Tree
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Author : Alan Walker
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2005
The Ape In The Tree written by Alan Walker and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
Detailing the unfolding discovery of a crucial link in our evolution, this book is written in the voice of Walker, whose involvement with Proconsul began when his graduate supervisor analyzed the tree-climbing adaptations in the arm and hand of this extinct creature. Today, Proconsul is the best-known fossil ape in the world.
Human Evolution
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Author : Brian Regal
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2004-11-23
Human Evolution written by Brian Regal and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-11-23 with Religion categories.
A fascinating and wide-ranging look at the controversies surrounding the search for the origins of the human species. Written for those new to the subject, Human Evolution: A Guide to the Debates presents the remarkable history of our understanding of human origins as it developed from the 1800s to the present. Most works on this topic focus narrowly on one individual, theory, or debate. In contrast, Human Evolution draws from a wide range of sources to offer a fully rounded portrait of the entire field. The chapters of the book follow a basic chronological order covering the issues, personalities, and discoveries that are central to the questions and controversies surrounding human evolution. The coverage draws from a wide range of associated topics and examines not only controversies of a religious nature but also those that have little to do with religion, allowing readers to weigh the information, come to their own conclusions, and even begin their own debates.
Ancestral Passions
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Author : Virginia Morell
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2011-01-11
Ancestral Passions written by Virginia Morell and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-11 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This biography of the "First Family" of anthropology reveals how their discoveries, collaborations, and rivalries contributed to our own knowledge of the origins of humankind. In this fascinating and authoritative work, acclaimed science writer Virginia Morell brings to vivid life the famous and infamous Leakey family, pioneers in the field of paleoanthropology: Louis Leakey, the patriarch, who persisted through initial scientific failures and scandal-ridden divorce to achieve spectacular success in digs throughout East Africa; Mary, his second wife, who worked alongside Louis as they made their outstanding discoveries at Olduvai Gorge and elsewhere; and Richard, their son, who ascended to the top of the field in his parents’ wake, only to be threatened with both near-fatal illness and fierce professional rivalry. Morell transports us into the world of these compelling personalities, demonstrating how a small clan of highly talented and fiercely competitive people came to dominate an entire field of science and to contribute immeasurably to our understanding of the origins of humanity.
The Leakely Family
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Author : Delta Willis
language : en
Publisher: Universities Press
Release Date : 1999
The Leakely Family written by Delta Willis and has been published by Universities Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with categories.
Origins Reconsidered
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Author : Roger Lewin
language : en
Publisher: Abacus
Release Date : 1993-10-14
Origins Reconsidered written by Roger Lewin and has been published by Abacus this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-10-14 with categories.
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 Social Science categories.
"Fascinating. . . . As engaging an explanation of how scientists study fossil bones as any I have ever read." --John R. Alden, Philadelphia Inquirer In 1984 a team of paleoanthropologists on a dig in northern Kenya found something extraordinary: a nearly complete skeleton of Homo erectus, a creature that lived 1.5 million years ago and is widely thought to be the missing link between apes and humans. The remains belonged to a tall, rangy adolescent male. The researchers called him "Nariokotome boy." In this immensely lively book, Alan Walker, one of the lead researchers, and his wife and fellow scientist Pat Shipman tell the story of that epochal find and reveal what it tells us about our earliest ancestors. We learn that Nariokotome boy was a highly social predator who walked upright but lacked the capacity for speech. In leading us to these conclusions, The Wisdom of the Bones also offers an engaging chronicle of the hundred-year-long search for a "missing link," a saga of folly, heroic dedication, and inspired science. "Brilliantly captures [an] intellectual odyssey. . . . One of the finest examples of a practicing scientist writing for a popular audience." --Portland Oregonian "A vivid insider's perspective on the global efforts to document our own ancestry." --Richard E. Leakey