The first human : the race to discover our earliest ancestors / Ann Gibbons.
This dynamic chronicle of the race to find the "missing links" between humans and apes transports readers into the highly competitive world of fossil hunting and into the lives of the ambitious scientists intent on pinpointing the dawn of humankind
Record details
- ISBN: 0385512260
- ISBN: 9780385512268
- Physical Description: xxiii, 306 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Doubleday, [2006]
- Copyright: ©2006
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-294) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Map: the cradle of humanity -- "First Human" fossil finds by year -- Time line: the human family -- The fossil hunters -- African trailblazers -- Continental divide -- The early ancestor -- Drawing bloodlines -- Lucy, the late ancestor -- Defining humans -- Banishment -- The lady of the lake -- A view from afar -- The root ape -- West side story -- Turf wars -- Toeing the line -- Millennium man -- Toumai -- Bones of contention -- Habitat for humanity.
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- Subject:
- Fossil hominids.
Human evolution. - Genre:
- Biographies.
Available copies
- 13 of 13 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 13 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | 599.938 GIB (Text) | 36015000697249 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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