Ebook: The Origin of Our Species
Author: Stringer Chris
- Tags: Early Man, Evolution, Human beings--Origin, Human evolution, Physical anthropology, Prehistoric Archaeology, SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Evolution, SCIENCE--Paleontology, SOCIAL SCIENCE--Archaeology, Electronic books, Popular works, Human beings -- Origin -- Popular works, Human evolution -- Popular works, SCIENCE -- Paleontology, SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Archaeology, SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Evolution, Human beings -- Origin
- Year: 2011
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- City: London
- Language: English
- epub
In this ground-breaking book Chris Stringer sets out to answer all the big questions in the debate about our origins. How can we define modern humans, and how can we recognise our beginnings in the fossil and archaeological record? How can we accurately date fossils, including ones beyond the range of radiocarbon dating? What does the genetic data really tell us? Were our origins solely in Africa? Are modern humans a distinct species from ancient people such as the Neanderthals? And what contact did our ancestors have with them? How can we recognise modern humans behaviourally, and were traits such as complex language and art unique to modern humans? What forces shaped the origins of modern humans - were they climatic, dietary, social, or even volcanic? What drove the dispersals of modern humans from Africa, and how did our species spread over the globe? How did regional features evolve, and how significant are they? What exactly was the 'Hobbit' of the island of Flores, and...