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The Chosen Species: The Long March of Human Evolution

By Juan Luis Arsuaga , Ignacio Martínez

Book information

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN
978-1-4051-1532-2, 1-4051-1532-7, 978-1-4051-1533-9, 1-4051-1533-5
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3505122 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
284\297
Time added
2015-04-28 16:00:00

Description

This engaging book tells the story of human evolution, asking if man is indeed the “chosen species” or merely an evolutionary accident. Written by world-renowned paleoanthropologists who are co-directors of the excavations at Atapuerca---a World Heritage Site and Europe’s oldest known burial site---where a new human species, homo antecessor, was discovered Discusses various hypotheses of human evolution, drawing conclusions from verifiable facts and well-founded argument Offers a compelling narrative written for nonspecialists and students of human evolution Includes over 60 illustrations Sold over 100,000 copies in the original Spanish-language edition

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