Becoming Human: Evolution and Human Uniqueness

Becoming Human: Evolution and Human Uniqueness

by IanTattersall (Author)

Synopsis

One of the traits that distinguishes us from our nearest ancestors is our curiosity about the origins of our species. In this text, Ian Tattersall discusses human uniqueness, investigating the origins of those characteristics and processes that so distinguish human beings, such as creativity, language, and consciousness. Travelling in France to see 30,000-year-old cave paintings, in Africa to see where our earliest ancestors left their bones, and in remote forests to spy on our closest relatives, the great apes, Tattersall uncovers what it is that makes us really different and what the future might hold for our species.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 270
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 10 Dec 1998

ISBN 10: 0198504721
ISBN 13: 9780198504726

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The best book on human evolution I've ever read. Niles Eldredge, Curator, Department of Invertebrates, American Museum of Natural History the most concise, most readable, and most thoughtful treatment available on the subject...a must-read Donald Johnson, Professor of Anthropology, Arizona State University