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Seven skeletons : the evolution of the world's most famous human fossils / Lydia Pyne.
"A science historian describes seven famous ancestral fossils that have become known around the world, including the three-foot tall “hobbit” from Flores, the Neanderthal of La Chapelle, the Taung Child, the Piltdown Man hoax, Peking Man, Australopithecus sediba and Lucy,"--NoveList.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780525429852
- ISBN: 0525429859
- Physical Description: 276 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York, New York : Viking, [2016]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: famous fossils, hidden histories -- The old man of La Chapelle: the patriarch of paleo -- Piltdown: a name without a fossil -- The Taung child: the rise of a folk hero -- Peking Man: a curious case of paleo-noir -- The ascension of an icon: Lucy in the sky -- The precious: Flo's life as a hobbit -- Sediba: TBD (to be determined) -- Afterword: O fortuna!: a bit of luck, a bit of skill. |
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| Subject: | Fossil hominids. Human evolution. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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| Albright Memorial Library | 569.9 PYNE (Text) | 50686015197465 | Storage | Available | - |
