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This engaging book tells the story of human evolution, asking if man is indeed the “chosen species” or merely an evolutionary accident.

  • Written by world-renowned paleoanthropologists who are co-directors of the excavations at Atapuerca---a World Heritage Site and Europe’s oldest known burial site---where a new human species, homo antecessor, was discovered
  • Discusses various hypotheses of human evolution, drawing conclusions from verifiable facts and well-founded argument
  • Offers a compelling narrative written for nonspecialists and students of human evolution
  • Includes over 60 illustrations
  • Sold over 100,000 copies in the original Spanish-language edition

The Chosen Species: The Long March of Human Evolution

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Paperback / softback by Juan Luis Arsuaga , Ignacio Martínez

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    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 05/08/2005
    ISBN13: 9781405115339, 978-1405115339
    ISBN10: 1405115335

    Number of Pages: 298

    Non Fiction , Politics, Philosophy & Society

    Description

    This engaging book tells the story of human evolution, asking if man is indeed the “chosen species” or merely an evolutionary accident.

    • Written by world-renowned paleoanthropologists who are co-directors of the excavations at Atapuerca---a World Heritage Site and Europe’s oldest known burial site---where a new human species, homo antecessor, was discovered
    • Discusses various hypotheses of human evolution, drawing conclusions from verifiable facts and well-founded argument
    • Offers a compelling narrative written for nonspecialists and students of human evolution
    • Includes over 60 illustrations
    • Sold over 100,000 copies in the original Spanish-language edition

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