The Neanderthal is among the most mysterious relatives of Homo sapiens: Was he a dull, club-swinging muscleman, or a being with developed social behaviour and the ability to speak, to plan precisely,
The Neanderthal is among the most mysterious relatives of Homo sapiens: Was he a dull, club-swinging muscleman, or a being with developed social behaviour and the ability to speak, to plan precisely,
As scholars debate the most appropriate way to teach evolutionary theory, Constance Clark provides an intriguing reflection on similar debates in the not-too-distant past. Set against the backdrop of
Gooch reveals the need for reconnecting with our Neanderthal heritage, examining the genetic evidence of Neanderthal/Cro-Magnon crossbreeding and the dual-nature it has produced in modern man. He exp
The record of man's early evolution, though still fragmentary, is more complete on the African continent than anywhere else in the world. The ecological context of this evolution, however, has been st
A dazzling visual record of one of Earth's most extraordinary species, this updated and revised edition of Mammoths: Giants of the Ice Age integrates exciting new research to piece together the story
This volume presents the work of researchers at many sites spanning the East African Pliocene. The authors take a broad approach that seeks to compare paleoenvironmental and paleoecological patterns
Artiodactyls are diverse and successful hoofed mammals, represented by nearly two hundred living species of pigs, peccaries, hippos, camels, deer, sheep, cattle, giraffes, and other even-toed ungulat
Documents the efforts of a French Jesuit priest to confront the struggle between science and religion upon his 1929 discovery of the Peking Man pre-human skull that represented a missing link between
A fascinating easy-to-read book reveals what came after the dinosaurs, taking young readers on a journey to a world ruled by woolly mammoths, sabertooth tigers, and other creatures. Reprint.
This guide to Sterkfontein is the second in a series of short books on South Africa’s World Heritage Sites. Written by specialists and generously illustrated, the series aims to provide accurate and a
This book provides a comprehensive treatment of all the Pleistocene species in Europe, classified according to modern taxonomic principles. For each species there is a description of its descent and m
This book tells the story of human evolution, the epic of Homo sapiens and its colorful precursors and relatives. The story begins in Africa, six to seven million years ago, and encompasses twenty-tw
This volume presents the cutting-edge research of leading scientists, re-examining the major debates in Neanderthal research with the use of innovative methods and exciting new theoretical approaches.
Imagine discovering a creature that’s been extinct for tens of thousands of years. Everything is still there—skin, hair, blood cells, the food in it’s stomach, and even its DNA! The
Imagine discovering a creature that’s been extinct for tens of thousands of years. Everything is still there—skin, hair, blood cells, the food in it’s stomach, and even its DNA! The
The era of the mammothA-a huge hairy ancestor to the modern elephantA-as well as saber-toothed tigers and other large mammals overlapped the age of the earliest human beings. Prehistoric World Boo
In the tradition of G. G. Simpson's classic work, Kenneth D. Rose's The Beginning of the Age of Mammals analyzes the events that occurred directly before and after the mysterious K-T boundary, which s
