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The world before us : the new science behind our human origins /

"A fascinating investigation of the origin of humans based on incredible new discoveries and advanced scientific technology. Fifty thousand years ago, Homo sapiens was not the only species of humans in the world. There were also Neanderthals in what is now Europe, the Near East, and parts of Eu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Higham, Thomas (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2021.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Out of Africa
  • 3. Neanderthals emerge into the light
  • 4. The road to Denisova Cave
  • 5. The genetic revolution
  • 6. A new species of human
  • 7. Where are the fossil remains?
  • 8. Finding needles in haystacks
  • 9. The science of 'when'
  • 10. On the trail of the modern human diaspora
  • 11. DNA from dirt
  • 12. The Hobbits
  • 13. The journey to the east of Wallace's Line
  • 14. Homo erectus and the ghost population
  • 15. Disappearing from the world
  • 16. Our genetic legacy
  • 17. The world before us.