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Author Meredith, Martin.

Title Born in Africa : the quest for the origins of human life / Martin Meredith.

Publication Info. New York : PublicAffairs, [2011]
©2011

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  960.1 MEREDITH    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  960 M541    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  960.1 MER    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  960.1 MEREDITH    Check Shelf
 Windsor Locks Public Library - Adult Department  960.1 MER    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  960.1 ME    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xxiv, 230 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-218) and index.
Contents The valley of wild sisal -- Dart's child -- Broom's triumph -- White African -- Dear boy -- Handy man -- Koobi Fora -- Hadar -- Laetoli -- Bones of contention -- Turkana boy -- A dance through time -- New frontiers -- Little foot -- Prototypes -- Pioneers -- Sapiens -- Exodus.
Summary Chronicles the efforts of anthropologists, archeologists, and other scientists to uncover the many mysteries of human origins.
Subject Human evolution -- Africa.
Human beings -- Africa -- Origin.
Human evolution -- Tanzania -- Olduvai Gorge.
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Africa -- History.
Human remains (Archaeology) -- Africa -- History.
Africa -- Antiquities.
ISBN 9781586486631 alkaline paper
1586486632 alkaline paper
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