Human Origins (print book)
Human Origins (printed book version) provides a richly illustrated narrative of our 'big history' – tracing out the major events from the big bang to the present with an emphasis on the last million years.The latest evidence from fossil bones, stone tools, artefacts and ancient DNA reveals how diet, past climate and landscape shaped many of the features that make us human. Ours is a deep, complex, incomplete and highly contentious history, but one that can enlighten us as to who we are and where we might be headed...The focus of the book is on how diet, climate and landscape influenced our evolution, with a particular focus on southern Africa. Second printing 2018.
Human Origins (print book)
Human Origins (printed book version) provides a richly illustrated narrative of our 'big history' – tracing out the major events from the big bang to the present with an emphasis on the last million years.The latest evidence from fossil bones, stone tools, artefacts and ancient DNA reveals how diet, past climate and landscape shaped many of the features that make us human. Ours is a deep, complex, incomplete and highly contentious history, but one that can enlighten us as to who we are and where we might be headed...The focus of the book is on how diet, climate and landscape influenced our evolution, with a particular focus on southern Africa. Second printing 2018.
