The improbable primate : how water shaped human evolution / Clive Finlayson.
The improbable primate : how water shaped human evolution / Clive Finlayson.
The improbable primate : how water shaped human evolution / Clive Finlayson.
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G 2014/4781
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Language
English
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Physical content
xix, 202 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
The inverted panda -- And the world changed forever -- At the lake's edge -- The first humans -- Middle earth : the home of the first humans -- The drying world of the Middle Pleistocene -- The rain chasers : solutions in a drying world -- The exceptional world of the Neanderthal -- Global expansion...
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Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
England
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Summary
In The Improbable Primate, Clive Finlayson takes an ecological approach to our evolution, considering the origins of modern humans within the context of a drying climate and changing landscapes. Finlayson argues that environmental change, particularly availability of water, played a critical role in shaping the direction of human evolution, contrib...
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The improbable primate : how water shaped human evolution / Clive Finlayson.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-191) and index.
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G 2014/4781
Record Identifier
74VKKAqG5AqO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKKAqG5AqO
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ISBN
019965879X
9780199658794
DDC
569.97
MMS ID
991021937699702626
