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The first human : the race to discover our earliest ancestors

Title
The first human : the race to discover our earliest ancestors / Ann Gibbons.
Author
Gibbons, Ann.
Publication
New York : Anchor Books, 2007, c2006.

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Description
xix, 303 p. : map, photos.; 20 cm.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-291) and index.
Contents
Map: the cradle of humanity -- "First Human" fossil finds by year -- Time line: the human family -- The fossil hunters -- African trailblazers -- Continental divide -- The early ancestor -- Drawing bloodlines -- Lucy, the late ancestor -- Defining humans -- Banishment -- The lady of the lake -- A view from afar -- The root ape -- West side story -- Turf wars -- Toeing the line -- Millennium man -- Toumai -- Bones of contention -- Habitat for humanity.
Call Number
JSD 07-82
ISBN
  • 9781400076963 (pbk.)
  • 140007696X (pbk.)
OCLC
123011519
Author
Gibbons, Ann.
Title
The first human : the race to discover our earliest ancestors / Ann Gibbons.
Imprint
New York : Anchor Books, 2007, c2006.
Edition
1st Anchor Books ed.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-291) and index.
Added Author
b cft/wlt
Research Call Number
JSD 07-82
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