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THE COMPLETE WORLD OF
A compelling, authoritative, and superbly illustrated account of the rise
and eventual domination of our species HUMAN EVOLUTION Chris Stringer and Peter Andrews 
Human domination of the earth is now so complete that it
is easy to forget how recently our role in the history of the
planet began: the earliest apes evolved around twenty million
years ago, yet Homo sapiens has existed for a mere
150,000 years. In the intervening period, many species of
early ape and human have lived and died out, leaving
behind the fossilized remains that have helped to make the
detailed picture of our evolution revealed here. This exciting, up-to-the-minute account is divided into three accessible sections. "In Search of Our Ancestors" examines the contexts in which fossilized remains have been found and the techniques used to study them. "The Fossil Evidence" traces in detail the evolution of apes and humans, from Proconsul to the australopithecines, and Homo erectus to the Neanderthals and Homo sapiens. The latest fossil finds at major new sites such as Dmanisi in Georgia and Gran Dolina in Spain are appraised, and new advances in genetic studies, including the extraction of DNA from extinct human species, are evaluated. "Interpreting the Evidence" reconstructs and explains the evolution of human behavior, describing the development of tool use, the flourishing of the earliest artists, and the spread of modern humans to all corners of the world. The book is superbly illustrated with hundreds of photographs, diagrams, and specially commissioned reconstruction drawings by the artist John Sibbick. Chris Stringer is Head of Human Origins at the Natural History Museum, London, and Peter Andrews formerly held the same position. Both have been active researchers in paleoanthropology for over thirty years, and have been privileged to witness firsthand some of the most significant discoveries and breakthroughs in the reconstruction of our evolution. ISBN 0-500-05132-1 · 73/4" x 101/4" · 432 illustrations, 180 in color · 240 pages · SCIENCE / ARCHAEOLOGY order | Complete series index | Archaeology index |
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