| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
x, 534 pages : illustrations, photographs ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"Fossil Men is the riveting science-adventure story of the brilliant team who discovered the "Ardi" skeleton, a human more than a million years older than the famous Lucy, and their 20-year quest to redefine our understanding of human evolution."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Chapter 1 Roots of Humanity p. 11 -- Chapter 2 Banned p. 30 -- Chapter 3 Origins p. 36 -- Chapter 4 Falsifier p. 58 -- Chapter 5 Farthest Outpost of Humankind p. 72 -- Chapter 6 Badlands p. 94 -- Chapter 7 Zipperman's Ash p. 112 -- Chapter 8 Under the Volcano p. 125 -- Chapter 9 Whole Thing Is There p. 133 -- Chapter 10 A Poison Tree p. 146 -- Chapter 11 Pliocene Restoration p. 156 -- Chapter 12 Standing Upright p. 160 -- Chapter 13 Whole World Wants to Know p. 172 -- Chapter 14 Trees and Bushes p. 184 -- Chapter 15 Voyaging p. 195 -- Chapter 16 Mission to the Pliocene p. 210 -- Chapter 17 Harvest of Bone p. 222 -- Chapter 18 Border Wars p. 236 -- Chapter 19 Biting the Hand p. 256 -- Chapter 20 In Suspense p. 259 -- Chapter 21 Under the Radar p. 276 -- Chapter 22 Trouble Afoot p. 282 -- Chapter 23 Tête-à-Tête p. 304 -- Chapter 24 All That Remains p. 315 -- Chapter 25 Spine Qua Non p. 327 -- Chapter 26 Neither Chimp nor Human p. 339 -- Chapter 27 Skeleton from the Closet p. 353 -- Chapter 28 Backlash p. 365 -- Chapter 29 Hell Yes p. 377 -- Chapter 30 Return to the Zoo of the Unknown p. 384 -- Chapter 31 Neither Tree nor Bush p. 399. |
| Subject(S) |
Fossil hominids.
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Human evolution.
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Paleontology.
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| ISBN |
9780062410283 (hardcover) |
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9780062410290 (paperback) |
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