Java Man; How Two Geologists' Dramatic Discoveries Changed Our Understanding of the Evolutionary Path to Modern Humans

Lewin, Roger & Garniss H. Curtis & Carl Swisher

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Published by Scribner, New York, NY, 2000

0684800004 / 9780684800004

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This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Java Man (Homo erectus erectus, formerly also Anthropopithecus erectus or Pithecanthropus erectus) is an early human fossil discovered in 1891 and 1892 on the island of Java (Indonesia). Estimated to be between 700,000 and 1,490,000 years old, it was, at the time of its discovery, the oldest hominid fossil ever found, and it remains the type specimen for Homo erectus. Led by Eugà ne Dubois, the excavation team uncovered a tooth, a skullcap, and a thighbone at Trinil on the banks of the Solo River in East Java. Arguing that the fossils represented the "missing link" between apes and humans, Dubois gave the species the scientific name Anthropopithecus erectus, then later renamed it Pithecanthropus erectus. " (from Wikipedia); B&W and Color Illustrations; 256p. pages; Pictured 8/26/26.

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Title
Java Man; How Two Geologists' Dramatic Discoveries Changed Our Understanding of the Evolutionary Path to Modern Humans
Author
Lewin, Roger & Garniss H. Curtis & Carl Swisher
Publisher
Scribner, New York, NY
Publication year
2000
Condition
Near Fine
Dust jacket
Near Fine
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
ISBN 10
0684800004
ISBN 13
9780684800004
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First Edition; First Printing.

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