Bibliograph

Seven skeletons, the evolution of the world's most famous human fossils, Lydia Pyne

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Seven skeletons, the evolution of the world's most famous human fossils, Lydia Pyne

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Seven skeletons

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

932001634

Responsibility statement

Lydia Pyne

Sub title

the evolution of the world's most famous human fossils

Summary

"A science historian describes seven famous ancestral fossils that have become known around the world, including the three-foot tall "hobbit" from Flores, the Neanderthal of La Chapelle, the Taung Child, the Piltdown Man hoax, Peking Man, Australopithecus sediba and Lucy, "--NoveList

Table Of Contents

Introduction: famous fossils, hidden histories -- The old man of La Chapelle: the patriarch of paleo -- Piltdown: a name without a fossil -- The Taung child: the rise of a folk hero -- Peking Man: a curious case of paleo-noir -- The ascension of an icon: Lucy in the sky -- The precious: Flo's life as a hobbit -- Sediba: TBD (to be determined) -- Afterword: O fortuna!: a bit of luck, a bit of skill

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7 skeletons

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