| View Larger Image | Smithsonian Intimate Guide to Human Origins | Paperbackby Carl Zimmer (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Harper Paperbacks | | Edition: | 1st Edition | | Page Count: | 176 Pages | | Publication Date: | February 01, 2007 | | Sales Rank: | 31,277st |
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Product Description
From the savannas of Africa to modern-day labs for biomechanical analysis and molecular genetics, Smithsonian Intimate Guide to Human Origins reveals how anthropologists are furiously redrawing the human family tree. Their discoveries have spawned a host of new questions: Should chimpanzees be included as a human species? Was it the physical difficulty of human childbirth that encouraged the development of social groups in early human species? Did humans and Neanderthals interbreed? Why did humans supplant Neanderthals in the end? In answering such questions, Smithsonian Intimate Guide to Human Origins sheds new light on one of the most important questions of all: What makes us human? |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 26 reviews)
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A revealing, step-by-step telltale, look into our family trees, past of humans by Peppercorn (sydney australia)  5 Stars
October 21, 2009
I'm reviewing from amazon another imprint from smithsonian that reveals the slow step-by-step evolutionary transition of furry apes to humans which indeed of course sheds continuing light, on this topic, but without all the reaserched garbage in it on how we once were as species of primates and what ultimately created us to being humans in the growing family tree in which we are from.In the end science writer carl zimmer has done it well by bringing and revealing to us in detail our growing family tree past of humans.A prehistoric revealing, of our family trees, past, that alone deserves five stars from me in the end for it,s stunning illustrations.
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Good introduction to the study of human origins by Skeptical Searcher 5 Stars
April 29, 2009
This book would be good for those who are just starting out to learn something about human evolution. It is generally laid out well and it has numerous excellent illustrations that convey the ideas that are presented. It does not have the depth that other, more thorough, books do, but it presents sufficient information about the subject matter to get the reader on track to understanding that there is a large amount of evidence supporting human evolution, and perhaps even whetting the reader's curiosity enough to investigate other books on the subject.
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Great on humans but misses on megafauna by William C. Foster 5 Stars
March 15, 2009
Zimmer's book gives a valuable and succinct review of human evolution with creative graphics. But he strays aside to offer a casual observation (page 142) that the first New World settlers 20,000 years ago "wiped out the mammoths and many other large mammals" which is too far off the mark. The megafauna extinction in North America began ca. 13,000 years ago. There is no evidence that the early settlers hunted to extinction the mammoth or any other megafauna such as the extinct sabertooth tiger. Maybe a comet, or climate change, but not by spear alone.
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Great introduction to Human Origins by Andy Warhol 5 Stars
October 24, 2008
I read this after reading "The Last Human", and the pair make a very good introduction into Human Origins and Early Humans. After reading these two, you'll be ready to start reading about prehistoric art.
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Excellent Teaching Tool by Lucy (Oklahoma) 5 Stars
October 12, 2008
Finally, an explanation of evolution that is easy for the lay person to understand. The book is clear, concise and informative. A lot of detail is left out, but, I think that for the beginner, it is very appropriate. I have tried to read a lot of the books discussing the DNA breakthroughs involved with evolution, and I usually felt that I needed a PhD. This book did an excellent job of discussing basic evolutionary facts and theories. The pictures are awesome as well. I believe that this book would be good for a junior or senior highschool student, as well as any adult interested in learning about this subject.
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