Getting Here: The Story of Human Evolution - Hardcover

Howells, W. W.

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9780929590165: Getting Here: The Story of Human Evolution
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ISBN 10: 0929590163 ISBN 13: 9780929590165
Publisher: Compass Pr, 1997

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Harvard physical anthropologist William Howells has written an excellent introduction to hominid evolution from the early australopithecines and Homo habilis, through Homo erectus with his hand axes, to Homo sapiens of today. Throughout this discussion, Howells contrasts the multi - regional continuity and replacement out-of-Africa models for explaining, in part, the rise of modern human beings. He pays special attention to those fossils, artifacts, and hypothesis that surround the complex Neanderthal history of our species. Numerous illustrations help to clarify the discovery, anatomy, and taxonomy of prehistoric ancestors. Of particular value to students as a basic text or reference, Getting Here is recommended for all anthropology collections. Readers interested in the topic should also refer to Richard Leakey and Roger Lewin's Origins Reconsidered in Search of What Makes Us Human ( LJ 9/1/92).
- H. James Birx, Canisius Coll., Buffalo, N.Y.
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Publisher
Compass Pr
Publication date
1997
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0929590163
ISBN 13 
9780929590165
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
266
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