Science of human origins /

"Our understanding of human origins has been revolutionized by new discoveries in the past two decades. In this book, three leading paleoanthropologists and physical scientists illuminate, in friendly, accessible language, the amazing findings behind the latest theories. They describe new scien...

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Tác giả chính: Tuniz, C. (Claudio)
Tác giả khác: Manzi, Giorgio, Caramelli, David
Định dạng: Licensed eBooks
Ngôn ngữ:Tiếng Anh
Tiếng Italy
Được phát hành: Walnut Creek, CA : Left Coast Press, 2014.
Truy cập trực tuyến:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=598443
Mục lục:
  • List of Illustrations; Prologue; 1. Human Origins: Just a Primer; 2. How (Many Millennia) Old Are You?; 3. What Bad Weather in the Pleistocene!; 4. New Microscopes and Quantitative Paleontology; 5. Reading Molecules in Fossils; 6. Stories of Molecules and Hominids; Epilogue; Notes; Glossary; Further Readings; Index; About the Authors.