The Origin of Modern Humans
by Roger Lewin
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In this well illustrated book Lewin artfully captures the roiling field of paleoanthropology. Beginning with the discovery in 1856 of Neanderthal Man, he desribes the competing theories on human origin. His tale not only encompasses paleoanthropology's findings but also the debacle of the Piltdown hoax, the recent DNA analysis of Neanderthal fossils, the foibles and triumphs of great scientists. It is a concise, engrossingand provaocative look at the answers to the question, 'Where did we show more come from?' show lessTags
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Roger Lewin is an associate of the Peabody Museum at Harvard University.
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- The Origin of Modern Humans
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- Anthropology, Science & Nature, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, History
- DDC/MDS
- 573.2 — Natural sciences & mathematics Biology Specific physiological systems in animals, regional histology and physiology in animals Origin of man
- LCC
- GN281 .L55 — Geography, Anthropology and Recreation Anthropology Anthropology Physical anthropology. Somatology Human evolution
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