<p>How did we develop from simple animals inhabiting small pockets of forest in Africa to the dominant species on Earth? Traveling back almost eight million years to our earliest primate relatives, <i>Evolution: The Human Story</i> charts the development of our species from tree-dwelling primates to
Evolution: The Human Story
✍ Scribed by Roberts A.M.
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Dorling Kindersley, 2011. — 256 p.
Come face to face with our ancestors. Travel back 8 million years with "Evolution: The Human Story" and go on a fascinating journey to discover how our species has developed from tree-dwelling primates to modern humans. This is the first time that the story of evolution has been documented in such amazing visual detail thanks to the work of renowned Dutch paleoartists, Kennis and Kennis. Staggeringly realistic CGI and model reconstructions from original fossils bring us face to face with our ancestors portraying them as never before. Plus, Dr Alice Roberts shares her extensive knowledge helping answer all the big questions and more. "Evolution: The Human Story" is packed with all the latest discoveries and profiles every human ancestor to date from Ardipithecus ramidus to Homo neanderthalensis. It is an essential read for anyone fascinated in finding out where we come from.✦ Subjects
Антропология;Физическая (биологическая) антропология;Палеоантропология / Эволюционная антропология
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