Finding Fossil Man

Author : Robin Place
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1957
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015051127978

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Finding Fossil Man by Robin Place Pdf

Author : Michael H. Day
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1986-10-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0226138895

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Guide to Fossil Man by Michael H. Day Pdf

Michael H. Day's Guide to Fossil Man is the standard reference work on hominid remains found at the major palaeolithic sites throughout the world. This fourth edition now includes details of fifteen new sites, as well as new evidence from thirty-four previously known sites featured in earlier editions of the book. Day begins with an introduction to the anatomy of human fossils. He then describes the forty-nine sites in Europe, the Near East, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Oceania that have yielded the most significant information on the development of hominid species and the appearance of early man. Grouped geographically, each site description includes data on the hominid remains, other finds such as tools and animal bones, the local geology and contemporary geomorphology and ecology, and dating and other references. Sites featured for the first time in this edition include Kow Swamp and Mungo in Australia; Dali and Maba in China; and West Turkana in Kenya, which contained the almost complete skeleton of a boy determined to be 1,600,000 years old. Short essays on problems associated with neandertal, australpithecine, and Homo erectus remains are included, as well as a glossary, a geological time scale, charts and comprehensive illustrations. Day's Guide to Fossil Man is invaluable not only for working palaeontologists, palaeolithic archaeologists, and physical anthropologists, but also for anyone interested in human evolution.

Author : Glenn R. Morton
Publisher : D. M. D. Publications
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Creationism
ISBN : 0964822725

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Adam, Apes and Anthropology by Glenn R. Morton Pdf

Author : Kermit Pattison
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780062410306

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Fossil Men by Kermit Pattison Pdf

"Riveting. ... Pattison's uncanny ability [is] to write evocatively about science. ... In this, he is every bit as good as the best scientist writers." —New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice) "Brilliant. ... A work of staggering depth." —Minneapolis Star Tribune A decade in the making, Fossil Men is a scientific detective story played out in anatomy and the natural history of the human body: the first full-length account of the discovery of a startlingly unpredicted human ancestor more than a million years older than Lucy It is the ultimate mystery: where do we come from? In 1994, a team led by fossil-hunting legend Tim White uncovered a set of ancient bones in Ethiopia’s Afar region. Radiometric dating of nearby rocks indicated the resulting skeleton, classified as Ardipithecus ramidus—nicknamed “Ardi”—was an astounding 4.4 million years old, more than a million years older than the world-famous “Lucy.” The team spent the next 15 years studying the bones in strict secrecy, all while continuing to rack up landmark fossil discoveries in the field and becoming increasingly ensnared in bitter disputes with scientific peers and Ethiopian bureaucrats. When finally revealed to the public, Ardi stunned scientists around the world and challenged a half-century of orthodoxy about human evolution—how we started walking upright, how we evolved our nimble hands, and, most significantly, whether we were descended from an ancestor that resembled today’s chimpanzee. But the discovery of Ardi wasn’t just a leap forward in understanding the roots of humanity--it was an attack on scientific convention and the leading authorities of human origins, triggering an epic feud about the oldest family skeleton. In Fossil Men, acclaimed journalist Kermit Pattison brings us a cast of eccentric, obsessive scientists, including White, an uncompromising perfectionist whose virtuoso skills in the field were matched only by his propensity for making enemies; Gen Suwa, a Japanese savant whose deep expertise about teeth rivaled anyone on Earth; Owen Lovejoy, a onetime creationist-turned-paleoanthropologist with radical insights into human locomotion; Berhane Asfaw, who survived imprisonment and torture to become Ethiopia’s most senior paleoanthropologist; Don Johanson, the discoverer of Lucy, who had a rancorous falling out with the Ardi team; and the Leakeys, for decades the most famous family in paleoanthropology. Based on a half-decade of research in Africa, Europe and North America, Fossil Men is not only a brilliant investigation into the origins of the human lineage, but the oldest of human emotions: curiosity, jealousy, perseverance and wonder.

Author : Michael H. Day
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Evolution
ISBN : PSU:000028644095

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Fossil Man by Michael H. Day Pdf

Discusses the modern methods of paleo-anthropology, the study of fossil man, and how these methods have helped reveal the story of man's evolution.

Author : C.L. Camp, H.J. Allison, and R.H. Nichols
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 678 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Vertebrates, Fossil
ISBN : 9780813710921

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Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates 1954-1958 by C.L. Camp, H.J. Allison, and R.H. Nichols Pdf

Author : Aleš Hrdlička
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1918
Category : America
ISBN : STANFORD:36105118182638

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Recent Discoveries Attributed to Early Man in America by Aleš Hrdlička Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Human beings
ISBN : PSU:000024882316

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Fossil Man by Anonim Pdf

Author : Michael H. Day
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Fossil hominids
ISBN : LCCN:71375416

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Guide to Fossil Man by Michael H. Day Pdf

Author : Anne O'Connor
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2007-08-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199215478

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Finding Time for the Old Stone Age by Anne O'Connor Pdf

This study looks at the fascinating attempts from the Victorian era to the middle of the 20th century to reconstruct Britain's prehistoric past, to provide a chronology for stone tools and to relate these finds to geological sequences.

Author : George Kyriacou
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2022-04-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781664258501

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Finding Truth in Life and Love: One Man's Journey by George Kyriacou Pdf

“Finding Truth in Life and Love: One Man’s Journey.” Wow, what a title, but I hear you say the great thinkers of our time can explain Love, Life and the Universe, so why have you bothered writing a book? Stephen Hawking says, “the universe can and will create itself from nothing”. Richard Dawkins explanation of life is, “We are survival machines, robot vehicles blindly programmed to preserve the selfish molecules known as genes”. And as for love, science has proven that love is just a bunch of chemical reactions. So, what can I offer on the subject at hand? All these intelligent people indeed have more to say on the subject with all their knowledge gained through degrees and doctorates. What can I add to the subject with my most prised qualification being my 100-yards swimming certificate from primary school? Well, indeed, I do not have a lot of knowledge, but I do consider that life has taught me to be wise. You may ask what the difference is between knowledge and wisdom. Well, knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is not putting tomatoes in your fruit salad. Reading some of the explanations by the world’s greatest minds, like Stephen Hawking, when he says the universe will create itself from “nothing”, I get the uneasy feeling that someone is messing with the fruit salad. This uneasiness and my stubborn, enquiring nature have set me on a half century discovery for truth. The earth is travelling at 67,000 miles per hour through space. Is someone driving? What about all the religions of the world? Are some or all of them true? What is the truth in any case? Does the truth matter? Why don’t we abandon the truth, and all invent our reality to suit our lives?

Author : Roy Porter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-24
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781000682489

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The Earth Sciences by Roy Porter Pdf

Originally published in 1983, The Earth Sciences: An Annotated Bibliography is a compact and thematically organized guide that provides comprehensive access to themes and areas of study in the earth sciences. The bibliography is not exhaustive but provides a detailed and critical index to the most important literature in the field. The book’s core focus is geology and examines the subject broadly, covering everything from glaciology, geomorphology, natural history and palaeontology, to oceanography, mapping, stratigraphy and evolution. The book provides detailed essays for each bibliographical chapter on the state of each field of research and the literature compiled for each bibliography will go as far back as around 1700 and contains a wide range of sources from across the world. This book will be of interest to academics and students of natural history, geology, and environmental sciences alike.

Author : Sir John William Dawson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:24503289925

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The Story of the earth and man by Sir John William Dawson Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 790 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : Methodism
ISBN : OXFORD:590810059

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The Primitive Methodist Quarterly Review and Christian Ambassador by Anonim Pdf

Author : Pat Shipman
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0674008669

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The Man who Found the Missing Link by Pat Shipman Pdf

Born eighteen months after the first Neanderthal skeleton was found and a year before Charles Darwin published The Origin of Species, Eugene Dubois vowed to discover a powerful truth in Darwin's deceptively simple ideas. There is a link, he declared, a link as yet unknown, between apes and Man. It takes a brilliant writer to elucidate a brilliant mind, and Pat Shipman shines as never before. The Man Who Found the Missing Link is an irresistible tale of adventure, scientific daring, and a strange and enduring love--and it is true.