Lone survivors : how we came to be the only humans on earth / Chris Stringer.

Author/creator Stringer, Chris, 1947-
Format Book
Edition1st U. S. ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Henry Holt and Company, ©2012.
Descriptionxii, 320 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents The big questions -- Unlocking the past -- What lies beneath -- Finding the way forward -- Behaving in a modern way : mind reading and symbols -- Behaving in a modern way : technology and lifeways -- Genes and DNA -- Making a modern human -- The past and future evolution of our species.
Abstract Outlines a reassessment of human evolution that draws on recent fossil findings and challenges current theories to say that humans coexisted and competed across the African continent while exchanging genes, tools, and behaviors.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [279]-302) and index.
LCCN 2011030434
ISBN9780805088915
ISBN0805088911
Stock numberHenry Holt & Co, C/O Mps 175 Fifth Ave, New York, NY, USA, 10010 SAN 631-5011

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks GN281 .L65 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold