Human origins : a short history / Sarah Wild.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wild, Sarah, author.

Contributor:

Liddiard, Peter, illustrator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human beings--Origin--History.

Human beings.

Human evolution.

Mammals--Evolution.

Mammals.

Human beings--Origin.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

224 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Michael O'Mara Books Limited, 2023.

Summary:

"Humans are the dominant species on the planet. But how did we get here? Human Origins takes the reader on a fascinating 7-million-year journey from our earliest primordial ape-like roots through to the present day. For almost a hundred years, scientists have been trying to decipher the secrets of humanity's evolution. At first, they relied on rare pieces of ancient skulls and bone fragments. But every year, they make new discoveries, uncover new fossils and develop new techniques to tease apart the story of our evolution. So far, from skeletons to teeth, humanity has found more than 6,000 hominin individuals. These individuals span several species, all of which tell the tale of human evolution: how our brains changed over time, what we ate, how we lived. Including the latest scientific findings, Human Origins will also look at some of the biggest questions that remain: What makes humans unique? Where did the Neanderthals go? And are humans still evolving?"--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Introduction

Part 1. A long evolutionary road

1. Primates

2. A shrewdness of ages

3. The leap from ape to hominin

Part 2. Early hominins

4. The southern ape

5. A hominin party in Africa

6. Tools for tinkering

Part 3. The emergence of homo

7. What is means to be human

8. A species to take over the world

9. Our closest cousins

Part 4. The rise of the 'wise man'

10. The first Sapiens

11. Jewels, burials and ceremony

12. The big questions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781789295788

1789295785

OCLC:

1371398791

Publisher Number:

90101066719