Human Evolution. An Illustrated Introduction
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Author(s): R. Lewin
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
ISBN: 1405103787
Format: softback
277pp
Price: £19.99
Review Date: 02 September 2004
Review: This textbook follows the unfolding story of the evolution of man. Since 1999 four new species of hominid have been announced, three of who have been assigned to new genera. Two of them are dated as 6 to 7 million years old, the oldest known hominins. This edition includes new early hominid fossils from Africa and Georgia; archaeological evidence from Africa on the origin of modern humans; details of newly-discovered prehistoric art; and new perspectives on molecular evidence and their implications for human population history.