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Homo erectus : pleistocene evidence from the Middle Awash, Ethiopia /

This volume, the first in a series devoted to the paleoanthropological resources of the Middle Awash Valley of Ethiopia, studies Homo erectus, a close relative of Homo sapiens. Written by a team of highly regarded scholars, this book provides the first detailed descriptions, photographs, and analysi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Gilbert, W. Henry, 1970-, Asfaw, Berhane
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2008.
Colección:Middle Awash series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This volume, the first in a series devoted to the paleoanthropological resources of the Middle Awash Valley of Ethiopia, studies Homo erectus, a close relative of Homo sapiens. Written by a team of highly regarded scholars, this book provides the first detailed descriptions, photographs, and analysis of the fossil vertebrates-from elephants and hyenas to humans-from the Daka Member of the Bouri Formation of the Afar, a place renowned for an abundant and lengthy record of human ancestors. These fossils contribute to our understanding human evolution, and the associated fauna provide new informa.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxii, 458 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-448) and index.
ISBN:9780520933774
052093377X
128235924X
9781282359246
9780520251205
0520251202
9786612359248
6612359242