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Becoming Human: Evolution and Human Uniqueness

by Ian Tattersall

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“In this superbly written book, Ian Tattersall combines his unique knowledge of the human fossil record, Paleolithic archeology, primate behavior, prehistoric art, as well as the workings of the human brain...to offer a convincing scenario of how we have come to hold dominion over the earth” (Donald Johanson, Scientific american).

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-245) and index.
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Ian Tattersall is curator of human evolution at the American Museum of Natural History, and the author of many books and articles. His most recent book, Becoming Human, won the distinguished W.W. Howells Prize of the American Anthropological Association. An expert on both fossil humans and lemurs, he has done fieldwork in places as varied as Madagascar, Yemen, and Vietnam. He lives in New York City.
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ISBN:
9780151003402
Author:
Tattersall, Ian
Publisher:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Evolution
Subject:
Anthropology
Subject:
Human evolution
Subject:
Primates
Subject:
Evolution - Human
Subject:
Fossil hominids
Subject:
Social evolution
Subject:
Life Sciences - Evolution
Subject:
Life Sciences - Evolution - Human
Subject:
Anthropology - General
Copyright:
1998
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Edition Description:
Trade Cloth
Series Volume:
1013
Publication Date:
19980323
Binding:
Hardback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
272
Dimensions:
9 x 6 in
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