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050 00 GN31.2|b.L4 1992 
060 00 GN 31.2|bL435o 1992 
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100 1  Leakey, Richard E. 
245 10 Origins reconsidered :|bin search of what makes us human /
       |cRichard Leakey and Roger Lewin. 
264  1 New York :|bDoubleday,|c1992. 
300    xxii, 375 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates :
       |billustrations, maps ;|c25 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
500    Includes index. 
505 0  Pt. 1. In Search of the Turkana Boy. 1. To West Turkana. 
       2. A Giant Lake. 3. The Turkana Boy -- Pt. 2. In Search of
       Beginnings. 4. Of Myths and Molecules. 5. Upright Apes and
       Family Relations. 6. The Human Bush. 7. The Black Skull --
       Pt. 3. In Search of Humanity. 8. Human Origins. 9. This 
       Way Lies Humanity. 10. A Pendulum Swings Too Far. 11. The 
       Human Milieu -- Pt. 4. In Search of Modern Humans. 12. The
       Mystery of Modern Humans. 13. Mitochondrial Eve and Human 
       Violence -- Pt. 5. In Search of the Modern Human Mind. 14.
       The Loom of Language. 15. Evidence of Mind. 16. Murder in 
       a Zoo. 17. Consciousness: Mirror on the Mind. 18. Windows 
       on Other Worlds -- Pt. 6. In Search of the Future. 19. 
       Origins Reconsidered. 
520    In Origins Reconsidered, Richard Leakey, one of the most 
       respected and influential scientists of our time, takes us
       on a brilliant and provocative journey through human 
       history. Beginning with his landmark discoveries at Lake 
       Turkana, and including his fascinating reassessment of how
       we became "human" - and what, after all, being human 
       really means - Leakey concludes with a glimpse of what our
       evolutionary future may hold. In 1984, Richard Leakey and 
       his "Hominid Gang" of fossil hunters discovered fragments 
       of a boy's skull that were more than 1.5 million years 
       old. They soon unearthed virtually the entire skeleton of 
       what was dubbed the "Turkana Boy" and recognized as one of
       the most significant paleoanthropological discoveries of 
       all time. But while his Turkana Boy caused a sensation in 
       the media and throughout the world of science, Leakey 
       himself was restless. Yes, the existing fossil record of 
       our prehistory was impressive. But there were more elusive
       matters to consider. For Richard Leakey the most 
       compelling question is no longer "How did we physically 
       evolve?" It is, instead, "How did we become human?" For 
       this world-renowned paleoanthropologist it is a humbling 
       reminder that no matter how complete the skeleton, how 
       perfect the fossil, there is a gap in our knowledge. Our 
       ancestors evolved from two-legged scavengers into 
       creatures that create. They learned to make stone tools, 
       to communicate, to build shelters, and to hunt for food. 
       This realization sparked Leakey to return to his earlier 
       work - especially his 1977 book, Origins - to poke holes 
       in his previous beliefs and to reflect anew on what makes 
       us who we are. As he gently admits, considerations like 
       these are usually left to philosophers, not scientists. 
       But again and again, he is faced with his own guiding 
       principle: "The past is the key to our future." In this 
       seminal work, Leakey incorporates ideas from philosophy, 
       anthropology, molecular biology, and even linguistics, to 
       investigate not only how we evolved anatomically, but how 
       we acquired the qualities that make us human - 
       consciousness, creativity, and culture. 
650  0 Anthropology. 
650  0 Human evolution. 
650  0 Antiquities, Prehistoric|zAfrica, East. 
650  2 Anthropology|zAfrica. 
650  2 Evolution|zAfrica. 
650  2 Fossils|zAfrica. 
650  2 Hominidae|zAfrica. 
651  0 Africa, East|xAntiquities. 
700 1  Lewin, Roger. 
776 08 |iOnline version:|aLeakey, Richard E.|tOrigins 
       reconsidered.|dNew York : Doubleday, 1992
       |w(OCoLC)645828106 
994    02|bXOF