Early Hominids & Human Evolution
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Wired for Culture: Origins of the Human Social Mind [Hardback]
Mark Pagel (Author)
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ISBN: 9780393065879
Published by : W. W. Norton
A unique trait of the human species is that our personalities, lifestyles, and worldviews are shaped by an accident of birth-namely, the culture into which we are born. It is our cultures and not our genes that determine which foods we eat, which ... .... Learn More -
Casting the Net Wide: Papers in Honor of Glynn Isaac and His Approach to Human Origins Research [Hardback]
Jeanne Sept (Editor); David Pilbeam (Editor)
Regular Price: £35.00
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ISBN: 9781842174548
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: American School of Prehistoric Research Monograph
This collection of essays and tributes to Glynn Isaac marks the 26th anniversary of Glynns premature death on October 5th, 1985. These contributions document the work of many of Glynns colleagues students and collaborators, and reflect their ... .... Learn More -
Pterosauriërs: Vliegende tijdgenoten van de dinosauriërs [Paperback]
Andre J Veldmeijer (Author); Mark Witton (Author); Ilja Nieuwland (Author)
£40.00ISBN: 9789088900648
Published by : Sidestone Press
Pterosauriërs is a popular scientific book about pterosaurs: flying reptiles that lived alongside the dinosaurs. The book answers many questions about these remarkable animals and presents the current state of research. The book features many ... .... Learn More -
The Upper Palaeolithic Revolution in global perspective: Papers in Honour of Sir Paul Mellars [Hardback]
Katherine V. Boyle (Editor); Clive Gamble (Editor); Ofer Bar-Yosef (Editor)
Regular Price: £45.00
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ISBN: 9781902937533
Published by : McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
The Palaeolithic is the only period in archaeology that can be studied globally. In the last half century one prehistorian, Sir Paul Mellars, has changed the shape and direction of such studies, adding immeasurably to what we know about humanit... .... Learn More -
An Enquiring Mind: Studies in Honor of Alexander Marshack [Hardback]
Paul Bahn (Author)
Regular Price: £35.00
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ISBN: 9781842173831
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: American School of Prehistoric Research Monograph
Alexander Marshack single-handedly revolutionized the field of Paleolithic art research.
His astounding photographs of portable art objects caused us to see them with fresh eyes,
to ask new questions, and to understand their technology a... .... Learn More -
Ardipithecus kadabba [Hardback]
Yohannes Haile-Selassie (Author); Giday WoldeGabriel (Author)
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ISBN: 9780520254404
Published by : University of California Press
The second volume in a series dedicated to fossil discoveries made in the Afar region of Ethiopia, this work contains the definitive description of the geological context and paleoenvironment of the early hominid Ardipithecus kadabba. This res... .... Learn More -
Link [Hardback]
Colin Tudge (Author)
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ISBN: 9780316070089
Published by : Little, Brown and Company
An accessible account of the discovery and analysis of Ida, an astonishingly complete 47 million year old primate fossil, and its implications for human evolution. .... Learn More -
Peninj: A Research Project on Human Origins (1995-2005) [Hardback]
Manuel Dominguez-Rodrigo (Author); Luis Alcalá (Author); Luis Luque (Author)
£35.00ISBN: 9781842173824
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: American School of Prehistoric Research Monograph
The Early Pleistocene sediments of Peninj, west of Lake Natron (Tanzania), contain a wealth of archaeological and paleontological sites formed during the emergence of the genus Homo and the extinction of the last australopithecines. Peninj ha... .... Learn More -
European Visions [Paperback]
Kim Sloan (Author)
£40.00ISBN: 9780861591725
Published by : British Museum Press
Series: British Museum Research Publications
Volume: 172
John White's watercolours of the flora, fauna and North Carolina Algonquians he encountered on the expedition sent by Walter Raleigh in 1585 are some of the greatest treasures of the British Museum; engraved by Theodor de Bry in 1590 to illustr... .... Learn More -
A view to a kill [Paperback]
G. L. Dusseldorp (Author)
£35.00ISBN: 9789088900204
Published by : Sidestone Press
The sophistication of Neanderthal behavioural strategies have been the subject of debate from the moment of their recognition as a separate species of hominin in 1856. This book presents a study on Neanderthal foraging prowess. Novel ethnograph... .... Learn More
