Evolution : the human story
2018
Book
Total copies: 1
The story of evolution is documented in amazing visual detail. Staggeringly realistic CGI and model reconstructions from original fossils bring us face to face with our ancestors portraying them as never before. Dr Alice Roberts shares her extensive knowledge helping answer all the big questions and more. This unrivalled illustrated guide to human evolution brings you face to face with your ancient ancestors. Travelling back in time almost eight million years, the book charts the development of our species, Homo sapiens, from tree-dwelling primates to modern humans. Evolution investigates each of our ancestors in detail and in context, from the anatomy of their bones to the environment they lived in. Detailed maps show where each species has been found and plot the gradual spread of humans around the world. Fully updated to include the latest discoveries and research - including the newly discovered species Homo naledi - Evolution presents the latest thinking on some of the most captivating questions in science, such as whether modern humans and Neanderthals interacted with each other. Written and authenticated by a team of acknowledged experts and illustrated by renowned Dutch paleoartists the Kennis brothers, Evolution presents the story of our species with unique richness, authority, and detail
Main title:
Evolution : the human story / editor-in-chief, Professor Alice Roberts.
Author:
Roberts, Alice M., editor
Edition:
Revised edition.
Imprint:
London : Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2018.
Collation:
256 pages : illustrations (colour), maps (colour) ; 31 cm
Notes:
Previous edition: 2011.Includes index.
ISBN:
9780241304310 (hbk)9780241365809 (PDF ebook)
Dewey class:
599.938
LC class:
GN281
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
333387