The origin of humankind
This book answers the question: What made humans human? Leakey argues that when one of our hominid ancestors acquired the ability to walk upright (called "bipedalism"), the evolution of modern humans became possible, perhaps even inevitable
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| Sprache: | eng |
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New York
BasicBooks
1994
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | This book answers the question: What made humans human? Leakey argues that when one of our hominid ancestors acquired the ability to walk upright (called "bipedalism"), the evolution of modern humans became possible, perhaps even inevitable |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-164) and index The first humans -- A crowded family -- A different kind of human -- Man the noble hunter? -- The origin of modern humans -- The language of art -- The art of language -- The origin of mind |
| Beschreibung: | xvi, 171 pages illustrations, maps 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 0465031358 0-465-03135-8 9780465031351 978-0-465-03135-1 0465053130 0-465-05313-0 9780465053131 978-0-465-05313-1 |