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The science of human origins / laudio Tuniz, Giorgio Manzi & David Caramelli.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tuniz, C. (Claudio), author.
- Standardized Title:
- Sscienza delle nostre origini. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Paleoanthropology.
- Human evolution.
- Fossil hominids.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (187 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Our understanding of human origins has been revolutionized by new discoveries in the past two decades. In this book, three leading paleoanthropologists and physical scientists illuminate, in friendly, accessible language, the amazing findings behind the latest theories. They describe new scientific and technical tools for dating, DNA analysis, remote survey, and paleoenvironmental assessment that enabled recent breakthroughs in research. They also explain the early development of the modern human cortex, the evolution of symbolic language and complex tools, and our strange cousins from Fl
- Contents:
- Contents; List of Illustrations; Prologue; 1. Human Origins: Just a Primer; 2. How (Many Millennia) Old Are You?; 3. What Bad Weather in the Pleistocene!; 4. New Microscopes and Quantitative Paleontology; 5. Reading Molecules in Fossils; 6. Stories of Molecules and Hominids; Epilogue; Notes; Glossary; Further Readings; Index; About the Authors
- Notes:
- "First published 2014 by Left Coast Press, Inc."--T.p. verso.
- Translated from the Italian.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-315-41723-5
- 1-315-41724-3
- 1-315-41725-1
- 1-61132-973-6
- 9781315417257
- OCLC:
- 870646857
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