02743nam 2200637Ia 450 991045209770332120200520144314.01-281-34187-897866113418790-19-972171-81-4356-4253-8(CKB)1000000000465421(EBL)415988(OCoLC)476246263(SSID)ssj0000274323(PQKBManifestationID)11221534(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000274323(PQKBWorkID)10323526(PQKB)10147672(MiAaPQ)EBC415988(Au-PeEL)EBL415988(CaPaEBR)ebr10215765(CaONFJC)MIL134187(OCoLC)437096419(EXLCZ)99100000000046542120051212d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe world from beginnings to 4000 BCE[electronic resource] /Ian TattersallOxford ;New York Oxford University Pressc20061 online resource (159 p.)New Oxford World HistoryDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-533315-2 0-19-516712-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Editors' Preface; CHAPTER 1 Evolutionary Processes; CHAPTER 2 Fossils and Ancient Artifacts; CHAPTER 3 On Their Own Two Feet; CHAPTER 4 Emergence of the Genus Homo; CHAPTER 5 Getting Brainier; CHAPTER 6 Modern Human Origins; CHAPTER 7 Settled Life; Chronology; Further Reading; Websites; Acknowledgments; Index; To be human is to be curious. And one of the things we are most curious about is how we came to be who we are--how we evolved over millions of years to become creatures capable of inquiring into our own evolution. In this lively and readable introduction, renowned anthropologist Ian Tattersall thoroughly examines both the fossil and archeological records to trace human evolution from the earliest beginnings of our zoological family Hominidae, through the emergence of Homo sapiens, to the Agricultural Revolution. He begins with an accessible overview of evolutionary theory and then explores theNew Oxford World HistoryHuman evolutionFossil hominidsElectronic books.Human evolution.Fossil hominids.599.93/8Tattersall Ian451652MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452097703321The world from beginnings to 4000 BCE1959679UNINA