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Autore |
Finlayson Clive <1955-> |
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Titolo |
The humans who went extinct [[electronic resource] ] : why Neanderthals died out and we survived / / Clive Finlayson |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-34654-7 |
9786612346545 |
0-19-157117-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (256 p. ) : ill |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Neanderthals |
Human evolution |
Social evolution |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Prologue : when climate changed the course of history -- The road to extinction is paved with good intentions -- Once we were not alone -- Failed experiments -- Stick to what you know best -- Being in the right place at the right time -- If only . . . -- Africa in Europe : a Mediterranean serengeti -- One small step for man . . . -- Forever opportunists -- The pawn turned player -- Epilogue : children of chance. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Neanderthals, no less than another kind of human, almost made it, finally dying out just 28,000 years ago. What caused us to survive while they went extinct? Ecology holds the clues, argues Clive Finlayson. It comes down to climate change & chance. There was little in it, & things could have turned out quite differently. |
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