Getting Here: The Story of Human Evolution

Book by Howells, William W.

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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