The
Complete World of Human Evolution
Chris
Stringer and Peter Andrews
The
20-million-year story of the origins and development of
apes and humans, and the eventual domination of our own
species, Homo sapiens.
Human
domination of our earth is now so complete that it is
easy to forget how recently our role in the history of
our planet began: the earliest apes evolved around 20
million years ago, yet Homo sapiens has existed
for a mere 160,000 years. In the intervening period, dozens
of species of early ape and human have lived and died
out, leaving behind the fossilised remains that have helped
to build up the detailed picture of our evolution revealed
in this exciting new book.
Every
aspect of the study of ape and human evolution is explored
in three accessible sections, lavishly illustrated throughout
with photographs, diagrams and specially commissioned
drawings. This compelling and authoritative account is
essential reading for anyone interested in or studying,
the story of human origins.
Published
by Thames and Hudson in collaboration with the Natural
History Museum.
Key
features
-
The most up-to-the-minute account of our origins available,
includes the latest fossil finds and exciting recent
advances in genetics and DNA extraction
- Written
by two of the world’s foremost scientists in the
field
- Superbly
illustrated throughout, with colour photographs, drawings,
and specially commissioned reconstruction illustrations
by the artist John Sibbick
About the authors
Chris Stringer is Head
of Human Origins at the Natural History Museum, London.
Peter Andrews also formerly held the
same position. Chris Stringer is co-author of In Search
of the Neanderthals (1994) and African Exodus
(1997).
Related titles
Evolution (1998) by
Colin Patterson and Fossils:
The Key to the Past (3rd Edn. 2002) by Richard
Fortey.
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Specifications
ISBN: 0 500 05132 1
Price: £24.95
Format: Hardback
Size: 192 x 254 mm
Extent: 240 pp, 420 illustrations, 175 in colour
Published: 19 May 2005
Subject classification: Palaeontology;
human evolution
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