| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xxiii, 306 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [283]-294) and index. |
| Contents |
Map: the cradle of humanity -- "First Human" fossil finds by year -- Time line: the human family -- The fossil hunters -- African trailblazers -- Continental divide -- The early ancestor -- Drawing bloodlines -- Lucy, the late ancestor -- Defining humans -- Banishment -- The lady of the lake -- A view from afar -- The root ape -- West side story -- Turf wars -- Toeing the line -- Millennium man -- Toumai -- Bones of contention -- Habitat for humanity. |
| Subject |
Fossil hominids.
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Human evolution.
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| ISBN |
0385512260 alkaline paper |
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0385512660 (alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
9780385512268 |
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