Masters of the planet : the search for our human origins /
"When homo sapiens made their entrance 100,000 years ago they were confronted by a wide range of other early humans--homo erectus, who walked better and used fire; homo habilis who used tools; and of course the Neanderthals, who were brawny and strong. But shortly after their arrival, something... Full description
| Main Author: | Tattersall, Ian. |
|---|---|
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Subjects: | |
| Contents: | Ancient origins -- The rise of the bipedal apes -- Early hominid lifestyles and the interior world -- Australopith variety -- Striding out -- Life on the savanna -- Out of Africa- and back -- The first cosmopolitan hominid -- Ice ages and early Europeans -- Who were the Neanderthals? -- Archaic and modern -- Enigmatic arrival -- The origin of symbolic behavior -- In the beginning was the word. |