Children of the ice age : how a global catastrophe allowed humans to evolve / Steven M. Stanley.
Children of the ice age : how a global catastrophe allowed humans to evolve / Steven M. Stanley.
Children of the ice age : how a global catastrophe allowed humans to evolve / Steven M. Stanley.
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New York : Harmony Books, c1996.
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T0394110
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English
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Physical content
vii, 278 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Contents
Ch. 1. Spawning a Theory -- Ch. 2. The Southern Ape -- Ch. 3. Life Among the Lions -- Ch. 4. When Winters Began -- Ch. 5. Death Comes for Australopithecus -- Ch. 6. The Matter of Our Brain -- Ch. 7. A Catastrophic Birth for Homo -- Ch. 8. The Saga of Homo -- Ch. 9. An Unlikely Birth, a Dubious Futur...
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Publisher
New York : Harmony Books, c1996.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1996.
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Summary
With insight and remarkable common sense, Dr. Stanley argues that the confluence of environmental factors and developmental imperatives is the key to the mysteriously swift evolution from Australopithecus to Homo two-and-a-half-million years ago. While humans' unique brain is one of the most remarkable achievements of evolution, Stanley shows that...
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Children of the ice age : how a global catastrophe allowed humans to evolve / Steven M. Stanley.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-267) and index.
Transferred from N573.2/101.
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c1996.
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T0394110
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74VM5VgaJrE3
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ISBN
0517588676
9780517588673
DDC
573.2
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991003662149702626
