The Story Of Our Early Ancestors
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Author | : Ann Gibbons |
Publisher | : Anchor |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 2007-04-10 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0307279820 |
In this dynamic account, award-winning science writer Ann Gibbons chronicles an extraordinary quest to answer the most primal of questions: When and where was the dawn of humankind?Following four intensely competitive international teams of scientists in a heated race to find the “missing link”–the fossil of the earliest human ancestor–Gibbons ventures to Africa, where she encounters a fascinating array of fossil hunters: Tim White, the irreverent Californian who discovered the partial skeleton of a primate that lived 4.4 million years ago in Ethiopia; French paleontologist Michel Brunet, who uncovers a skull in Chad that could date the beginnings of humankind to seven million years ago; and two other groups–one led by zoologist Meave Leakey, the other by British geologist Martin Pickford and his French paleontologist partner, Brigitte Senut–who enter the race with landmark discoveries of their own. Through scrupulous research and vivid first-person reporting, The First Human reveals the perils and the promises of fossil hunting on a grand competitive scale.
Author | : Henry Smith Chapman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 1936 |
Genre | : Civilization |
ISBN | : |
Author | : David Hey |
Publisher | : Public Record Office Publications |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
David Hey draws on material from the 1901 census to paint a picture of what life was really like for our ancestors a hundred years ago. He describes work, play, love and death with expert text and a unique colection of historic photographs and graphic art. Illustrated case studies tell the stories of individual lives and allow the reader to build a picture of their own family's past.
Author | : Herbert Wendt |
Publisher | : Praeger |
Total Pages | : 618 |
Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Alice Roberts |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 230 |
Release | : 2021-05-27 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1471188035 |
An extraordinary exploration of the ancestry of Britain through seven burial sites. By using new advances in genetics and taking us through important archaeological discoveries, Professor Alice Roberts helps us better understand life today. ‘This is a terrific, timely and transporting book - taking us heart, body and mind beyond history, to the fascinating truth of the prehistoric past and the present’ Bettany Hughes We often think of Britain springing from nowhere with the arrival of the Romans. But in Ancestors, pre-eminent archaeologist, broadcaster and academic Professor Alice Roberts explores what we can learn about the very earliest Britons, from burial sites and by using new technology to analyse ancient DNA. Told through seven fascinating burial sites, this groundbreaking prehistory of Britain teaches us more about ourselves and our history: how people came and went and how we came to be on this island. It explores forgotten journeys and memories of migrations long ago, written into genes and preserved in the ground for thousands of years. This is a book about belonging: about walking in ancient places, in the footsteps of the ancestors. It explores our interconnected global ancestry, and the human experience that binds us all together. It’s about reaching back in time, to find ourselves, and our place in the world. PRE-ORDER CRYPT, THE FINAL BOOK IN ALICE ROBERTS' BRILLIANT TRILOGY – OUT FEBRUARY 2024.
Author | : Margaret Hynes |
Publisher | : Pan Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780753408216 |
From prehistory of how humans evolved from East African apes to the building of the first cities in Mesopotamia, young readers should find this book a useful introduction to our direct ancestors. Detailed illustrations introduce the different species of early humans - from the ape-like Australopithecus to the wise man, Homo Sapiens and full-page scenes show how our ancestors made homes and tools, hunted, created art and learned to farm. The book also answers questions such as: who were the first people, and where did they live?; how did early humans survive the extreme cold of the Ice Age?; why did the neanderthals die out?; and where were the first cities?
Author | : Bj?rn Kurt?n |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 158 |
Release | : 1993-01 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780231080613 |
Uses comparative anatomy and molecular biology to show how modern humans evolved from earlier primates, describes the life of Neanderthals, and speculates on the further evolution of people
Author | : Rebecca Stefoff |
Publisher | : Marshall Cavendish |
Total Pages | : 116 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780761441847 |
This series takes readers on a journey through the evolutionary history of humans.
Author | : Eugene E. Harris (Professor) |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 249 |
Release | : 2015 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0199978034 |
Geneticist Eugene Harris presents us with the complete and up-to-date account of the evolution of the human genome.
Author | : Michael Bright |
Publisher | : Words & Pictures |
Total Pages | : 67 |
Release | : 2019-07-16 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 1786038862 |
What makes us human, and where did we come from? How did a clever ape climb down from the trees and change the world like no other animal has done before? This large-format, highly illustrated book guides readers through the key aspects of the human story, from the anatomical changes that allowed us to walk upright and increased brain size in our ancestors, to the social, cultural, and economic developments of our more recent cousins and our own species. Along the way, focus spreads take a closer look at some of the key species in our history, from the ancient Australopithecus Afarensis, 'Lucy', to our recent cousins the Neanderthals and ourselves, Homo sapiens. Looking beyond the anatomical evolution of humans, this book explores how our culture and way of living has evolved, from how trails of cowry shells reveal early trade between tribes, to how and why humans first domesticated dogs, horses, and farm animals, and began settling in permanent villages and cities. Through digestible information and absorbing illustration, young readers will be given an insight into their own origins, and what it really means to be a human.