The first human [electronic resource] : the race to discover our earliest ancestors / Ann Gibbons.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: New York : Doubleday, c2006.Edition: 1st edDescription: xxiii, 306 p. : ill., map ; 25 cmSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 599.93/8 22
LOC classification:
  • GN282 .G52 2006eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Map: the cradle of humanity -- "First Human" fossil finds by year -- Time line: the human family -- The fossil hunters -- African trailblazers -- Continental divide -- The early ancestor -- Drawing bloodlines -- Lucy, the late ancestor -- Defining humans -- Banishment -- The lady of the lake -- A view from afar -- The root ape -- West side story -- Turf wars -- Toeing the line -- Millennium man -- Toumai -- Bones of contention -- Habitat for humanity.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-294) and index.

Map: the cradle of humanity -- "First Human" fossil finds by year -- Time line: the human family -- The fossil hunters -- African trailblazers -- Continental divide -- The early ancestor -- Drawing bloodlines -- Lucy, the late ancestor -- Defining humans -- Banishment -- The lady of the lake -- A view from afar -- The root ape -- West side story -- Turf wars -- Toeing the line -- Millennium man -- Toumai -- Bones of contention -- Habitat for humanity.

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