Tying together research from the fields of fossil remains, primate behavior, brain psychology, and archaeology, an anthropologist explores the evolution of humankind--who we are, where we came from, and where we are going. 20,000 first printing.
IAN TATTERSALL is curator emeritus at the American Museum of Natural History, and the author of many books and articles. Becoming Human won the distinguished W.W. Howells Prize of the American Anthropological Association. An expert on both fossil humans and lemurs, Tattersall has done fieldwork in places as varied as Madagascar, Yemen, and Vietnam.