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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Tuniz, C. (Claudio)
Uniform title:	Sscienza delle nostre origini. English
Imprint:	Walnut Creek, CA : Left Coast Press, 2014. ©2014
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Paleoanthropology. Human evolution. Fossil hominids. Earth Sciences. Genetic Phenomena. Anthropology, Physical. Catarrhini. Biological Phenomena. Haplorhini. Natural Science Disciplines. Anthropology. Primates. Phenomena and Processes Disciplines and Occupations Social Sciences. Mammals. Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena Vertebrates. Chordata. Animals. Eukaryota. Organisms Paleontology. Biological Evolution. Hominidae. Fossil hominids. Human evolution. Paleoanthropology. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11219624

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Other authors / contributors:	Manzi, Giorgio. Caramelli, David.
ISBN:	9781611329735 1611329736 9781611329711 161132971X 9781611329728 1611329728
Notes:	Machine generated contents note: Preface Chapter 1: Human OriginsChapter 2: How Old Are You?Chapter 3: Bad Weather in the PleistoceneChapter 4: New Microscopes Chapter 5: Reading Molecules in FossilsChapter 6:. Stories of Molecules and HominidsEpilogueReferencesIndexAbout the Authors. Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	"Our understanding of human origins has been revolutionized by new discoveries in the past two decades. In this book, three leading paleoanthropologists and physical scientists illuminate, in friendly, accessible language, the amazing findings behind the latest theories. They describe new scientific and technical tools for dating, DNA analysis, remote survey, and paleoenvironmental assessment that enabled recent breakthroughs in research. They also explain the early development of the modern human cortex, the evolution of symbolic language and complex tools, and our strange cousins from Flores and Denisova"--
Other form:	Print version: Tuniz, C. (Claudio). Sscienza delle nostre origini. English. Science of human origins 9781611329711

Table of Contents:

List of Illustrations; Prologue; 1. Human Origins: Just a Primer; 2. How (Many Millennia) Old Are You?; 3. What Bad Weather in the Pleistocene!; 4. New Microscopes and Quantitative Paleontology; 5. Reading Molecules in Fossils; 6. Stories of Molecules and Hominids; Epilogue; Notes; Glossary; Further Readings; Index; About the Authors.