Dragon Bone Hill : an Ice-Age saga of Homo erectus / Noel T. Boaz, Russell L. Ciochon.
Dragon Bone Hill : an Ice-Age saga of Homo erectus / Noel T. Boaz, Russell L. Ciochon.
Dragon Bone Hill : an Ice-Age saga of Homo erectus / Noel T. Boaz, Russell L. Ciochon.
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New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
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2004.
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N569.9/18
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p. cm.
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Ch. 1. The Bones of Dragon Hill -- Ch. 2. The Dragon Reclaims Its Own -- Ch. 3. Giants and Genes: Changing Views of Peking Man's Evolutionary Significance -- Ch. 4. The Third Function: A Hypothesis on the Mysterious Skull of Peking Man -- Ch. 5. The Adaptive Behavior of the Not-Quite-Human -- Ch. 6....
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New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
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New York (State)
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2004.
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"Boaz and Ciochon take readers on a gripping scientific odyssey. New evidence shows that Homo erectus was an opportunist who rode a tide of environmental change out of Africa and into Eurasia, puddle-jumping from one gene pool to the next. Armed with a shaky hold on fire and some sharp rocks, Homo erectus incredibly survived for over 1.5 million ye...
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Dragon Bone Hill : an Ice-Age saga of Homo erectus / Noel T. Boaz, Russell L. Ciochon.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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0195152913 (alk. paper)
9780195152913 (cloth : alk. paper)
0195152913 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780195152913 (alk. paper)
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569.9
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991017993849702626
