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020 a| 9781789295788q| hardcover;

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100 1 a| Wild, Sarah,e| author.1| https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJbtjxg4XtT7JFQXY7wwG3=| ^A1479042;

245 10 a| Human origins :b| a short history /c| Sarah Wild.;

264 1 a| London :b| Michael O'Mara Books Limited,c| 2023.;

300 a| 224 pages :b| illustrations, maps ;c| 21 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction -- Part 1. A long evolutionary road -- 1. Primates -- 2. A shrewdness of ages -- 3. The leap from ape to hominin -- Part 2. Early hominins -- 4. The southern ape -- 5. A hominin party in Africa -- 6. Tools for tinkering -- Part 3. The emergence of homo -- 7. What is means to be human -- 8. A species to take over the world -- 9. Our closest cousins -- Part 4. The rise of the 'wise man' -- 10. The first Sapiens -- 11. Jewels, burials and ceremony -- 12. The big questions.;

520 a| "Humans are the dominant species on the planet. But how did we get here? Human Origins takes the reader on a fascinating 7-million-year journey from our earliest primordial ape-like roots through to the present day. For almost a hundred years, scientists have been trying to decipher the secrets of humanity's evolution. At first, they relied on rare pieces of ancient skulls and bone fragments. But every year, they make new discoveries, uncover new fossils and develop new techniques to tease apart the story of our evolution. So far, from skeletons to teeth, humanity has found more than 6,000 hominin individuals. These individuals span several species, all of which tell the tale of human evolution: how our brains changed over time, what we ate, how we lived. Including the latest scientific findings, Human Origins will also look at some of the biggest questions that remain: What makes humans unique? Where did the Neanderthals go? And are humans still evolving?"--Publisher's description.;

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700 1 a| Liddiard, Peter,e| illustrator.1| https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjwBTdhkmmj9FTRy8hGGpP=| ^A1478946;

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Human origins : a short history / Sarah Wild.

Author/creator	Wild, Sarah author.
Other author	Liddiard, Peter, illustrator.
Format	Book
Publication	London : Michael O'Mara Books Limited, 2023.
Copyright Date	©2023
Description	224 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
Subjects	Human beings--Origin. Human evolution. Mammals--Evolution. Êtres humains--Origines. Êtres humains--Évolution. Mammifères--Évolution.

Contents	Introduction -- Part 1. A long evolutionary road -- 1. Primates -- 2. A shrewdness of ages -- 3. The leap from ape to hominin -- Part 2. Early hominins -- 4. The southern ape -- 5. A hominin party in Africa -- 6. Tools for tinkering -- Part 3. The emergence of homo -- 7. What is means to be human -- 8. A species to take over the world -- 9. Our closest cousins -- Part 4. The rise of the 'wise man' -- 10. The first Sapiens -- 11. Jewels, burials and ceremony -- 12. The big questions.
Abstract	"Humans are the dominant species on the planet. But how did we get here? Human Origins takes the reader on a fascinating 7-million-year journey from our earliest primordial ape-like roots through to the present day. For almost a hundred years, scientists have been trying to decipher the secrets of humanity's evolution. At first, they relied on rare pieces of ancient skulls and bone fragments. But every year, they make new discoveries, uncover new fossils and develop new techniques to tease apart the story of our evolution. So far, from skeletons to teeth, humanity has found more than 6,000 hominin individuals. These individuals span several species, all of which tell the tale of human evolution: how our brains changed over time, what we ate, how we lived. Including the latest scientific findings, Human Origins will also look at some of the biggest questions that remain: What makes humans unique? Where did the Neanderthals go? And are humans still evolving?"--Publisher's description.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/form	History.
ISBN	9781789295788 hardcover
ISBN	1789295785 hardcover

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