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Evolution : the human story / [Alice M. Roberts]

Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : DK Publishing, 2011.Description: 256 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 31 cmISBN:
  • 9780756686734
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • GN 281 .E96 2011
Contents:
Understanding our past / author, Michael J. Benton ; consultants, Fiona Coward, Paul O'Higgins -- Primates / author, Colin Groves ; consultant, Eric J. Sargis -- Hominins / author, Kate-Robson-Brown, with contributions by Fiona Coward ; consultant, Katerina Harvati -- Out of Africa / author, Alice Roberts ; consultant, Stephen Oppenheimer -- From hunters to farmers / author, Jane McIntosh ; consultant, Peter Bogucki.
Summary: "How did we develop from simple animals inhabiting small pockets of forest in Africa to the dominant species on Earth? Traveling back almost eight million years to our earliest primate relatives, Evolution: The Human Story charts the development of our species from tree-dwelling primates to modern humans. Investigating each of our ancestors in detail and in context, from the anatomy of their bones to the environment they lived in, Evolution: The Human Story profiles every human relative and ancestor discovered to date, and illustrates them in lifelike form. Amazingly realistic CGI and model reconstructions by the renowned Dutch paleoartists, the Kennis brothers, bring us face-to-face and eye-to-eye with some of our distant ancestors, portraying them as never before. Drawing on cutting-edge research and the latest theories to reveal new and surprising elements, shining a light on previously inaccessible and unimagined detail, Evolution: The Human Story takes on a depth and fascination that is hard to resist." -- Provided by publisher.
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Includes index.


Understanding our past / author, Michael J. Benton ; consultants, Fiona Coward, Paul O'Higgins -- Primates / author, Colin Groves ; consultant, Eric J. Sargis -- Hominins / author, Kate-Robson-Brown, with contributions by Fiona Coward ; consultant, Katerina Harvati -- Out of Africa / author, Alice Roberts ; consultant, Stephen Oppenheimer -- From hunters to farmers / author, Jane McIntosh ; consultant, Peter Bogucki.

"How did we develop from simple animals inhabiting small pockets of forest in Africa to the dominant species on Earth? Traveling back almost eight million years to our earliest primate relatives, Evolution: The Human Story charts the development of our species from tree-dwelling primates to modern humans.

Investigating each of our ancestors in detail and in context, from the anatomy of their bones to the environment they lived in, Evolution: The Human Story profiles every human relative and ancestor discovered to date, and illustrates them in lifelike form.

Amazingly realistic CGI and model reconstructions by the renowned Dutch paleoartists, the Kennis brothers, bring us face-to-face and eye-to-eye with some of our distant ancestors, portraying them as never before.

Drawing on cutting-edge research and the latest theories to reveal new and surprising elements, shining a light on previously inaccessible and unimagined detail, Evolution: The Human Story takes on a depth and fascination that is hard to resist." -- Provided by publisher.

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