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In this dynamic account, award-winning science writer Ann Gibbons chronicles an extraordinary quest to answer the most primal of questions: When and where was the dawn of humankind?Following four intensely competitive international teams of scientists in a heated race to find the “missing link”–the fossil of the earliest human ancestor–Gibbons ventures to Africa, where she encounters a fascinating array of fossil hunters: Tim White, the irreverent Californian who discovered the partial skeleton of a primate that lived 4.4 million years ago in Ethiopia; French paleontologist Michel Brunet, who uncovers a skull in Chad that could date the beginnings of humankind to seven million years ago; and two other groups–one led by zoologist Meave Leakey, the other by British geologist Martin Pickford and his French paleontologist partner, Brigitte Senut–who enter the race with landmark discoveries of their own. Through scrupulous research and vivid first-person reporting, The First Human reveals the perils and the promises of fossil hunting on a grand competitive scale.
ASIN : B000PDZF7K
Publisher : Anchor (April 10, 2007)
Publication date : April 10, 2007
Language : English
File size : 3170 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 403 pages
Customers say
Customers find the book interesting and enjoyable to read. They praise the writing quality as clear and engaging. The book provides thoughtful reflections on human nature and history, with an eye toward understanding human evolution. However, opinions differ on the historical coverage – some find it fascinating and superb, while others feel it lacks comprehensive information about human evolution.
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