In The Age of Mankind A Smithsonian Book of Human Evolution

255 Pages. Indexed. Previous owner's name at the top of the contents page reads "? 15 or 16 Nov 19 K. Blake". No other marks. Who are we? Where did we come from? How did we get here? These timeless questions have been asked ever since the beginning of human consciousness. But even as modern science seeks to find answers, myth, passion and bias still surround human evolution. Since the first century, the Smithsonian Institution has been in the forefront of efforts to shed scientific light on these great questions, to dispel myths and banish bias from the study of human evolution. In this book Roger Lewin working with leading anthropologists from the Smithsonian and other institutions, examines the background and significance of many of many recent discoveries and the often perplexing questions that remain.