One of the most remarkable fossil finds in history occurred in Laetoli, Tanzania, in 1974,
when anthropologist Andrew Hill (diving to the ground to avoid a lump of elephant dung …

Bones of Contention is a behind-the-scenes look at the search for human origins. Analyzing
how the biases and preconceptions of paleoanthropologists shaped their work, Roger …

This is the story of the search for human origins-from the Middle Ages, when questions of the
earth's antiquity first began to arise, through to the latest genetic discoveries that show the …

To be human is to be curious. And one of the things we are most curious about is how we
came to be who we are--how we evolved over millions of years to become creatures …

This book is the story of a discovery. In July 1986, Donald Johanson, who forced a major
reinterpretation of the early stages of human evolution by finding the famous Lucy skeleton …

An “absorbing” look at how our species evolved, from the curator of human evolution at the
American Museum of Natural History (Kirkus Reviews). What makes us so different from …

In 1928, paleontologist William Diller Matthew wrote," The story of life on earth is a splendid
drama". This story has captivated generations of biologists, including those working in the …

For the one-term course in human evolution, paleoanthropology, or fossil hominins taught at
the junior/senior level in departments of anthropology or biology. This new edition provides …

“With a delightfully irascible sense of humor, Henry Gee reflects on our origin... an excellent
primer on how—and how not—to think about human evolution.”—Carl Zimmer, author of …

" This textbook, aimed at advanced undergraduates and postgraduates in
paleoanthropology courses, tackles a rather difficult task—that of presenting the substantial …