The cradle of humanity : how the changing landscape of Africa made us so smart / Mark Maslin ; forew...
The cradle of humanity : how the changing landscape of Africa made us so smart / Mark Maslin ; forew...
The cradle of humanity : how the changing landscape of Africa made us so smart / Mark Maslin ; foreword by Richard Leakey.
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Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.
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G 2017/902
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English
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Physical content
xxiv, 228 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
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text
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unmediated
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volume
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Publisher
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2017.
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Summary
POPULAR SCIENCE. Humans are rather weak when compared with many other animals. We are not particular fast and have no natural weapons. Yet Homo sapiens currently number nearly 7.5 billion and are set to rise to nearly 10 billion by the middle of this century. We have influenced almost every part of the Earth system and as a consequence are changing...
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The cradle of humanity : how the changing landscape of Africa made us so smart / Mark Maslin ; foreword by Richard Leakey.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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©2017
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G 2017/902
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74VKVz7vee4b
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVz7vee4b
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ISBN
0198704526 hardback
9780198704522 hardback
DDC
599.938
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991024079571502626
