9780195061017 - The Fossil Trail: How We Know What We Think We Know About Human Evolution di Tattersall, Ian (38 risultati)

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Cloth. Condizione: Very Good. 276 pp. Tightly bound. Lower corners lightly bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Hint of foxing top fore-edge.

1995. Anthropological Theory, Human evolution, physical anthropology. Oxford University Press. 276p. very good boards and very good dust jacket.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Related article laid in. Jacket faintly rubbed. 1995 Hard Cover. 288 pp. In The Fossil Trail, Ian Tattersall, the head of the Anthropology Department at the American Museum of Natural History, takes us on a sweeping tour of the study of human evolution, offering a colorful history of fossil discoveries and a revealing insider's look at how these finds have been interpreted--and misinterpreted--through time. All the major figures and discoveries are here.

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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Oxford University Press Historical Books (Oxford University Press) Fossil Trail, The - How We Know What We Think We Know About Human Evolution (NM) (dust jacket VG+)Manufacturer: Oxford University PressProduct Line: Historical Books (Oxford University Press)Type: HardcoverCopyright Date: 1995Author: Ian TattersallPage Count: 276Please review the condition and any condition notes for the exact condition of this item. All pictures are stock photos. The condition of the item you will receive is NM - dust jacket VG+. Our grading system is explained in the terms of sale section of our bookseller page. Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Product Description:In The Fossil Trail, Ian Tattersall, the head of the Anthropology Department at the American Museum of Natural History, takes us on a sweeping tour of the study of human evolution, offering a colorful history of fossil discoveries and a revealing insider's look at how these finds have been interpreted--and misinterpreted--through time. All the major figures and discoveries are here. We meet Lamarck and Cuvier and Darwin (we learn that Darwin's theory of evolution, though a bombshell, was very congenial to a Victorian ethos of progress), right up to modern theorists such as Niles Eldredge and Stephen Jay Gould. Tattersall describes Dubois's work in Java, the many discoveries in South Africa by pioneers such as Raymond Dart and Robert Broom, Louis and Mary Leakey's work at Olduvai Gorge, Don Johanson's famous discovery of "Lucy" (a 3.4 million-year-old female hominid, some 40% complete), and the more recent discovery of the "Turkana Boy," even more complete than "Lucy," and remarkably similar to modern human skeletons. He discusses the many techniques available to analyze finds, from fluorine analysis (developed in the 1950s, it exposed Piltdown as a hoax) and radiocarbon dating to such modern techniques as electron spin resonance and the analysis of human mitochondrial DNA. He gives us a succinct picture of what we presently think our "family tree" looks like, with at least three genera and perhaps a dozen species through time (though he warns that this greatly underestimates the actual diversity of hominids over the past two million or so years). And he paints a vivid, insider's portrait of paleoanthropology, the dogged work in the broiling sun, searching for a tooth, or a fractured corner of bone, amid stone litter and shadows, with no guarantee of ever finding anything. And perhaps most important, Tattersall looks at all these great researchers and discoveries within the context of their social and scientific milieu, to reveal the insidious ways that the received wisdom can shape how we interpret fossil findings, that what we expect to find colors our understanding of what we do find.

hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Acceptable Jacket. The jacket is permanently stuck to the book using self adhesive film. Previous owner's personal bookplate. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.

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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Light scuffing on jacket.

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. Type: Hardback Oxford University Press, 1995, 4th Printing. Hardcover Book and Jacket As New, in tan and burgundy cloth, burgundy titles to spine. Evolutionary chart on endpapers. b/w illustrations in-text. A sweeping tour of the study of human evolution, offering a colorful history of fossil discoveries and a look at how these finds have been interpreted-and misinterpreted-through time. All the major figures and discoveries are here (up 1995, when published--Lamarckand Cuvier and Darwin, up to modern theories such as Niles Eldredge and Stephen Jay Gould. Olduvai Gorge, "Lucy", "Turkana Boy" are also discussed. 278 pages with bibliography and index. 9.5" x 6.25". 1995, Oxford University Press, New York and London.

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. This book is new, never read, no wear to covers, no markings on inner pages, spine intact no creases. "One of the most remarkable fossil finds in history occurred in Laetoli, Tanzania, in 1974, when anthropologist Andrew Hill (diving to the ground to avoid a lump of elephant dung thrown by a colleague) came face to face with a set of ancient footprints captured in stone--the earliest recorded steps of our far-off human ancestors, some three million years old. Today we can see a recreation of the making of the Laetoli footprints at the American Museum of Natural History, in a stunning diorama which depicts two of our human forebears walking side by side through a snowy landscape of volcanic ash. But how do we know what these three-million-year-old relatives looked like? How have we reconstructed the eons-long journey from our first ancient steps to where we stand today? In short, how do we know what we think we know about human evolution? n The Fossil Trail, Ian Tattersall, the head of the Anthropology Department at the American Museum of Natural History, takes us on a sweeping tour of the study of human evolution, offering a colorful history of fossil discoveries and a revealing insider's look at how these finds have been interpreted--and misinterpreted--through time. All the major figures and discoveries are here. We meet Lamarck and Cuvier and Darwin (we learn that Darwin's theory of evolution, though a bombshell, was very congenial to a Victorian ethos of progress), right up to modern theorists such as Niles Eldredge and Stephen Jay Gould. Tattersall describes Dubois's work in Java, the many discoveries in South Africa by pioneers such as Raymond Dart and Robert Broom, Louis and Mary Leakey's work at Olduvai Gorge, Don Johanson's famous discovery of "Lucy" (a 3.4 million-year-old female hominid, some 40% complete), and the more recent discovery of the "Turkana Boy," even more complete than "Lucy," and remarkably similar to modern human skeletons. He discusses the many techniques available to analyze finds, from fluorine analysis (developed in the 1950s, it exposed Piltdown as a hoax) and radiocarbon dating to such modern techniques as electron spin resonance and the analysis of human mitochondrial DNA. He gives us a succinct picture of what we presently think our "family tree" looks like, with at least three genera and perhaps a dozen species through time (though he warns that this greatly underestimates the actual diversity of hominids over the past two million or so years). And he paints a vivid, insider's portrait of paleoanthropology, the dogged work in the broiling sun, searching for a tooth, or a fractured corner of bone, amid stone litter and shadows, with no guarantee of ever finding anything. And perhaps most important, Tattersall looks at all these great researchers and discoveries within the context of their social and scientific milleu, to reveal the insidious ways that the received wisdom can shape how we interpret fossil findings, that what we expect to find colors our understanding of what we do find. Refreshingly opinionated and vividly narrated, The Fossil Trail is the only book available to general readers that offers a full history of our study of human evolution. A fascinating story with intriguing turns along the way, this well-illustrated volume is essential reading for anyone curious about our human origins." Good Reads "Ian Tattersall currently maintains an active research interest in species variety and higher-taxa relationships within both the hominid and lemuriform primate groups. He finds it curious that he is considered an extreme splitter in the hominid domain and an enthusiastic lumper in the lemur one, despite applying pretty consistent standards across the board. Over the last several years his research interests have been trending increasingly toward the question of how and when Homo sapiens became the extraordinary cognitive entity it is, and to developing a framework for understanding".

276pp. 8vo Illustrated in black and white Purple boards and tan cloth back Fine/Fine dj 0-19-506101-2.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. First American Edition. Numbers are printed inside, 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, the first printing of the first edition. Few white marks on base of cover and small dust spotting on closed page edges. Tear on the lower edge of the jacket, few marks on cover of jacket, not price clipped.

Cloth. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good.

VG+, unmarked, illus. Hardback; DJ-VG. xi + 276 pp.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Very good or better in a Very good plus dust jacket; Book shows slight spine leen, dust jacket shows rubbing, sticker on back panel.