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The science of human origins / / laudio Tuniz, Giorgio Manzi & David Caramelli



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Autore: Tuniz C (Claudio) Visualizza persona
Titolo: The science of human origins / / laudio Tuniz, Giorgio Manzi & David Caramelli Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (187 p.)
Disciplina: 569.9
Soggetto topico: Paleoanthropology
Human evolution
Fossil hominids
Classificazione: SOC002020SOC003000
Altri autori: CaramelliDavid  
ManziGiorgio  
Note generali: "First published 2014 by Left Coast Press, Inc."--T.p. verso.
Translated from the Italian.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Illustrations; Prologue; 1. Human Origins: Just a Primer; 2. How (Many Millennia) Old Are You?; 3. What Bad Weather in the Pleistocene!; 4. New Microscopes and Quantitative Paleontology; 5. Reading Molecules in Fossils; 6. Stories of Molecules and Hominids; Epilogue; Notes; Glossary; Further Readings; Index; About the Authors
Sommario/riassunto: Our understanding of human origins has been revolutionized by new discoveries in the past two decades. In this book, three leading paleoanthropologists and physical scientists illuminate, in friendly, accessible language, the amazing findings behind the latest theories. They describe new scientific and technical tools for dating, DNA analysis, remote survey, and paleoenvironmental assessment that enabled recent breakthroughs in research. They also explain the early development of the modern human cortex, the evolution of symbolic language and complex tools, and our strange cousins from Fl
Titolo autorizzato: The science of human origins  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-315-41723-5
1-315-41724-3
1-315-41725-1
1-61132-973-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910822010903321
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