Informationen zum Autor Chris Stringer is Research Leader in Human Origins at the Natural History Museum, London and has been active an researcher in palaeonathropology for over 30 years. Chris Stringer is author of In Search of the Neanderthals (with Clive Gamble), Homo Britannicus and The Origin of Our Species . Peter Andrews was Research Leader in Human Origins at the Natural History Museum, London and is now curator of Blandford Museum. Both have been active researchers in palaeonathropology for over 30 years. Klappentext The most up-to-the-minute account of our origins available, created in full collaboration with the Natural History Museum. Revisions to this edition include spectacular discoveries and cutting-edge research, including fresh details on the dwarf-human remains from Indonesia confirms that "H.floresiensis" - the 'Hobbit' - was a separate human species. Vorwort 'By far the best illustrated introduction for the general reader to that 20-million-year long tale' New Scientist Zusammenfassung Human domination of our earth is now so complete that it is easy to forget how recently our role in the history of our planet began: the earliest apes evolved around 20 million years ago, yet homo sapiens has existed for a mere 160,000 years. This title explores various aspects of the study of ape and human evolution.

Vorwort
'By far the best illustrated introduction for the general reader to that 20-million-year long tale' New Scientist

Autorentext
Chris Stringer is Research Leader in Human Origins at the Natural History Museum, London and has been active an researcher in palaeonathropology for over 30 years. Chris Stringer is author of In Search of the Neanderthals (with Clive Gamble), Homo Britannicus and The Origin of Our Species. Peter Andrews was Research Leader in Human Origins at the Natural History Museum, London and is now curator of Blandford Museum. Both have been active researchers in palaeonathropology for over 30 years.

Klappentext
The most up-to-the-minute account of our origins available, created in full collaboration with the Natural History Museum. Revisions to this edition include spectacular discoveries and cutting-edge research, including fresh details on the dwarf-human remains from Indonesia confirms that "H.floresiensis" - the 'Hobbit' - was a separate human species.

Zusammenfassung
Human domination of our earth is now so complete that it is easy to forget how recently our role in the history of our planet began: the earliest apes evolved around 20 million years ago, yet homo sapiens has existed for a mere 160,000 years. This title explores various aspects of the study of ape and human evolution.