Lucy's legacy : the quest for human origins
Johanson, Donald C.2010
Book
"In his New York times bestseller, Lucy: the beginnings of humankind, renowned paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson told the incredible story of his discovery of a partial female skeleton that revolutionized the study of human origins. Since that dramatic find in 1974, there has been heated debate and more groundbreaking research--including the discovery of Ardi--that have further transformed our understanding of when and how humans evolved"--Cover p. 4.
Main title:
Lucy's legacy : the quest for human origins / Donald C. Johanson, Kate Wong.
Author:
Edition:
1st pbk. ed.
Imprint:
New York : Three Rivers Press, c2010.
Collation:
viii, 321 p. : col. ill., map ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-304) and index.
Contents:
The woman who shook up man's family tree -- Unfinished business -- Rocky beginnings -- Pay dirt -- Several successful field seasons -- Getting to know Lucy better -- Lucy's world -- Growing up Australopithecine -- The dawn of humankind -- The first Australopithecines -- Ecce homo -- Leaving the motherland -- The hobbits of Flores -- The Neandertals -- The rise of Homo sapiens -- Unsolved mysteries -- Epilogue: The discovery of Ardi.
ISBN:
97803073964020307396398
Dewey class:
569.9
LC class:
GN283.25
Language:
English
BRN:
196768
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library at the Dock | -Science and Nature | SCIENCE 569.9 JOHA | Available |