Java Man : How Two Geologists Dramatic Discoveries Changed Our Understanding of the Evolutionary Path to Modern Humans

Carl C. Swisher,Garniss H. Curtis,Roger Lewin

ISBN 10: 0684800004 / ISBN 13: 9780684800004

Editore: Scribners and Sons, New York,, 2000

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8vo pp. 256, includes a color photograph section and black and white photographs and illustrations. The story of two geologists who drastically changed the foundations of science and philosophy with their discoveries.

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• Titolo: Java Man : How Two Geologists Dramatic Discoveries Changed Our Understanding of the Evolutionary Path to Modern Humans
• Editore: Scribners and Sons, New York,
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0684800004
• ISBN 13: 9780684800004
• Rilegatura: Rilegato
• Condizione: Very Good
• Condizione della sovraccoperta: Very Good
• Tipo di libro: book
• Cataloghi dei venditori:
  • Anthropology

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Riassunto

Two geologists provide a jaunty account of their controversial discoveries on the island of Java: that human ancestors left Africa and migrated east almost two million years ago, much earlier than most anthropologists had believed; and that Homo erectus might have survived until as late as 27,000 years ago, which would mean it coexisted with Homo sapiens rather than being an evolutionary precursor. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Informazioni sull?autore

Carl C. Swisher III is a paleontologist and geochronologist at the Berkeley Geochronology Group.