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Bones Of Contention: Controversies In The Search For Human Origins (W-A New Afterword)
Author: Lewin, Roger
Edition #2 ~ W/A New Afterwo Edition; Hardback; Book; 70 Halftones, 15 Line Drawings
366 pages
Published: August 1997
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226476510
An enthralling narrative of people catapulted into prominence by their fossil finds and of their passionate attitudes towards their subject. -- C.K. Brain, NatureA behind-the-scenes look at the search for human origins, analyzing how the biases and preconceptions of paleoanthropologists shape their work. The stories of the Taung Child and Neanderthal Man provide the background to the modern search for an exploration of how and where humans evolved.
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