Seven skeletons: the evolution of the world's most famous human fossils 9780525429852, 0525429859
"A science historian describes seven famous ancestral fossils that have become known around the world, including th
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English Pages 276 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm Year 2016
Table of contents :
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.
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.
