The world from beginnings to 4000 BCE [[electronic resource] /] / Ian Tattersall

• Autore: Tattersall Ian
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (159 p.)
• Disciplina: 599.93/8
• Soggetto topico: Human evolution; Fossil hominids
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 the
• Titolo autorizzato: The world from beginnings to 4000 BCE
• ISBN: 0-19-771810-8; 1-281-34187-8; 9786611341879; 0-19-972171-8; 1-4356-4253-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910777635903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: New Oxford World History