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Ancient bones : unearthing the astonishing new story of how we became human / by Madelaine Böhme, Rüdiger Braun, and Florian Breier ; foreword by David. R. Begun ; translated by Jane Billinghurst.

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Author/Creator:
Böhme, Madelaine, 1967- author.
Braun, Rüdiger, 1966- author.
Breier, Florian, author.
Contributor:
Begun, David R., writer of foreword.
Billinghurst, Jane, 1958- translator.
ProQuest ebook central.
George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
Standardized Title:
Wie wir Menschen wurden. English
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Human beings.
Evolution (Biology).
Human evolution.
Paleoanthropology--Research.
Paleoanthropology.
Research.
Physical Description:
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Place of Publication:
Vancouver : Greystone Books, 2020.
System Details:
text file
Contents:
El Graeco and the split between chimpanzees and humans. Questioning the origins of humans: the detective work begins
The Greek adventure: the first fossil apes from Pikermi
In the Queen's garden: Bruno von Freyberg's discovery
In search of forgotten treasure: a journey into the catacombs beneath the Nazi party rally grounds in Nuremberg
Magnetometers and microtomography: ancient bones in a high-tech lab
The real planet of the pages. Disasters and successes: a short history of the search for our origins
African beginnings: the golden age of ape evolution
Progress in Europe: great apes in oak forests
Apes in Allgäu: was Udo a missing link
The cradle of humanity: Africa or Europe?. The primal ancestor: still an ape or an early hominin
Fossil footprints from Crete: puzzling prints of an ancient biped
A skull in the sand and a secret thighbone: the shady case of Sahelanthropus
From early hominin to prehistoric human: the out-of-Africa theory begins to wobble
Climate change as a driver of evolution. Not just counting bones: reconstructing the environment is key
Buried in the sands of time: landscape and vegetation in El Graeco's time
The great barrier: a gigantic desert becomes an insurmountable obstacle
A gray-white desert and a salty sea: The Mediterranean dries out
What makes humans human. Free hands: lots of room for creativity
Wanderlust: curiosity about the unknown
Hairless marathoner: the running human
Fire, intellect, and small teeth: how diet influenced the development of brain
Vocal connections: from Alarm cries to culture
The lone survivor. A confusing complexity: the problem with the family tree
A puzzling phenomenon: humans from Denisova cave
And then there was one: the rational human.
Notes:
Originally published as Wie wir Menschen wurden in Germany, ©2019, by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munich.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
Title from resource description page (Recorded Books, viewed September 14, 2020).
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
Other Format:
Print version: Böhme, Madelaine Ancient Bones : Unearthing the Astonishing New Story of How We Became Human
ISBN:
9781771647526
1771647523
Publisher Number:
99987673658
EB00832137 Recorded Books
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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