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The Chosen Species: The Long March of Human Evolution

By Juan Luis Arsuaga , Ignacio Martínez

Book information

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Year
2005
ISBN
1405115327, 9781405115322
LCC
GN282 .A69813 2006
Open Library ID
OL3299368M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4434604 bytes)
Edition
English Ed
Pages
297\297
Library
demonoid.me
Time added
2011-04-11 19:55:47

Description

Is modern man the logical conclusion of a long evolutionary journey? Or are humans merely an evolutionary accident? The Chosen Species answers these and many other questions about our origins. Authors Juan Luis Arsuaga and Ignacio Mart?nez are world-renowned paleoanthropologists and co-directors of the excavations at Atapuerca---a World Heritage Site and Europe’s oldest known burial site---where their team discovered a new human species, homo antecessor. Their work has changed the way we see human evolution. Here, the authors draw on their rich experience to provide a fascinating account of our origins. They reconstruct the sequence of events, give an account of how, when, and why man evolved, and draw conclusions based on verifiable facts and well-founded argument. The Chosen Species combines scientific rigor with a spellbinding style that will grip readers as they follow the tale to its end.

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