| Edition |
1st pbk. ed. |
| Description |
viii, 321 pages : color illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
"In his New York times bestseller, Lucy: the beginnings of humankind, renowned paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson told the incredible story of his discovery of a partial female skeleton that revolutionized the study of human origins. Since that dramatic find in 1974, there has been heated debate and more groundbreaking research--including the discovery of Ardi--that have further transformed our understanding of when and how humans evolved"--Page 4 of cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-304) and index. |
| Contents |
The woman who shook up man's family tree -- Unfinished business -- Rocky beginnings -- Pay dirt -- Several successful field seasons -- Getting to know Lucy better -- Lucy's world -- Growing up Australopithecine -- The dawn of humankind -- The first Australopithecines -- Ecce homo -- Leaving the motherland -- The hobbits of Flores -- The Neandertals -- The rise of Homo sapiens -- Unsolved mysteries -- Epilogue: The discovery of Ardi. |
| Subject |
Lucy (Prehistoric hominid)
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Australopithecus afarensis.
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Human beings -- Origin.
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Australopithecus afarensis. (OCoLC)fst00821521
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Human beings -- Origin.
(OCoLC)fst00962855
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Lucy (Prehistoric hominid) (OCoLC)fst01003385
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| Added Author |
Wong, Kate.
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| ISBN |
9780307396402 |
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0307396401 |
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