Ancient bones : unearthing the astonishing new story of how we became human
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Braun, Rüdiger, 1966- author.
Breier, Florian, author.
Begun, David R., writer of foreword.
Billinghurst, Jane, 1958- translator.
Breier, Florian, author.
Begun, David R., writer of foreword.
Billinghurst, Jane, 1958- translator.
Published
Vancouver, Canada : Greystone Books, ©2020.
Status
Central - Adult Nonfiction
599.938 BOHME
1 available
599.938 BOHME
1 available
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
---|---|---|
Central - Adult Nonfiction | 599.938 BOHME | Available |
Description
Loading Description...
More Details
Published
Vancouver, Canada : Greystone Books, ©2020.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xii, 337 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color), color portraits ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Originally published as Wie wir Menschen wurden in Germany, ©2019, by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munich.
General Note
A thrilling new account of human origins, as told by the paleontologist who led the most groundbreaking dig in recent history. Somewhere west of Munich, Madelaine Böhme and her colleagues dig for clues to the origins of humankind. What they discover is beyond anything they imagined: the fossilized bones of Danuvius guggenmosi ignite a global media frenzy. This ancient ancestor defies our knowledge of human history--his nearly twelve-million-year-old bones were not located in Africa--the so-called birthplace of humanity--but in Europe, and his features suggest we evolved much differently than scientists once believed. In prose that reads like a gripping detective novel, Ancient Bones interweaves the story of the dig that changed everything with the fascinating answer to a previously undecided and now pressing question: How, exactly, did we become human? Placing Böhme's discovery alongside former theories of human evolution, the authors show how this remarkable find (and others in Eurasia) are forcing us to rethink the story we've been told about how we came to be, a story that has been our guiding narrative--until now.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-321) and index.
Language
In English. Translated from German.
Also in this Series
Checking series information...
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Böhme, M., Braun, R., Breier, F., Begun, D. R., & Billinghurst, J. (2020). Ancient bones: unearthing the astonishing new story of how we became human . Greystone Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Madelaine Böhme et al.. 2020. Ancient Bones: Unearthing the Astonishing New Story of How We Became Human. Greystone Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Madelaine Böhme et al.. Ancient Bones: Unearthing the Astonishing New Story of How We Became Human Greystone Books, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Böhme, Madelaine, et al. Ancient Bones: Unearthing the Astonishing New Story of How We Became Human Greystone Books, 2020.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
Staff View
Loading Staff View.