| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
viii, 309 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, 1 map ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-292) and index. |
| Summary |
In this sequel to the bestseller Lucy: the beginnings of mankind, celebrated paleoanthropologist Johanson and science journailst Wong explore the extraordinary discoveries since Lucy was unearthed more than three decades ago. |
| 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 -- Epilogue: Unsolved mysteries. |
| Subject |
Lucy (Prehistoric hominid)
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Australopithecus afarensis.
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Human beings -- Origin.
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| Added Author |
Wong, Kate.
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| ISBN |
9780307396396 |
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0307396398 |
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