
The Science of Human Origins.
Title:
The Science of Human Origins.
Author:
Tuniz, Claudio.
ISBN:
9781611329735
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (187 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Prologue -- 1. Human Origins: Just a Primer -- 2. How (Many Millennia) Old Are You? -- 3. What Bad Weather in the Pleistocene! -- 4. New Microscopes and Quantitative Paleontology -- 5. Reading Molecules in Fossils -- 6. Stories of Molecules and Hominids -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Glossary -- Further Readings -- Index -- About the Authors.
Abstract:
Our understanding of human origins has been revolutionized by new discoveries in the past two decades. In this book, three leading paleoanthropologists and physical scientists illuminate, in friendly, accessible language, the amazing findings behind the latest theories. They describe new scientific and technical tools for dating, DNA analysis, remote survey, and paleoenvironmental assessment that enabled recent breakthroughs in research. They also explain the early development of the modern human cortex, the evolution of symbolic language and complex tools, and our strange cousins from Flores and Denisova.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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