The World Before Us: How Science is Revealing a New Story of Our Human Origins
Autor Tom Highamen Limba Engleză Paperback – 6 apr 2022
'Fascinating and entertaining. If you read one book on human origins, this should be it'Ian Morris, author ofWhy the West Rules - For Now
50,000 years ago, we were not the only species of human in the world.There were at least four others, including the Neanderthals,Homo floresiensis,Homo luzonesisand the Denisovans. At the forefront of the latter's ground-breaking discovery was Oxford Professor Tom Higham.
InThe World Before Us,he explains the scientific and technological advancements - in radiocarbon dating and ancient DNA, for example - that allowed each of these discoveries to be made, enabling us to be more accurate in our predictions about not just how long ago these other humans lived, buthowthey lived, interacted and live on in our genes today. This is the story of us, told for the first time with its full cast of characters.
'Exciting'David Abulafia, author ofThe Boundless Sea
'Remarkable'Rebecca Wragg Sykes, author ofKindred
'Thrilling'David Reich, author ofWho We Are and How We Got Here
'Brilliant'Chris Gosden, author ofThe History of Magic
'Gripping and fun'Paul Collier, author ofThe Bottom Billion
'Essential'Barry Cunliffe, author ofThe Scythians
'Profoundly entertaining'Brian Fagan, author ofWorld Prehistory
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780241989050
ISBN-10: 0241989051
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.24 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0241989051
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.24 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Notă biografică
Tom
Highamis
Professor
of
Archaeological
Science
at
the
University
of
Oxford
and
Director
of
the
Oxford
Radiocarbon
Accelerator
Unit.
He
has
worked
on
the
remains
of
Richard
III,
The
Elephant
Man
and
Egyptian
pharaohs.
Since
2010
he
has
been
at
the
forefront
of
research
on
a
new
species
of
human,
the
Denisovans.
This
is
his
first
book
for
a
general
readership.
Recenzii
Fascinating
and
deeply
researched.
Higham
conveys
the
thrill
of
archaeological
discovery
eruditely
and
accessibly
A gripping account of Earth's other humans
The remarkable new science of palaeoanthropology, from lab bench to trench
The application of new genetic science to pre-history is analogous to how the telescope transformed astronomy. Tom Higham, one of the world's leading scientists in the field, brings us to the frontier of recent discoveries with a book that is both gripping and fun. And the results are astonishing. It matters: understanding our evolutionary origins reveals our innate strengths as a species
A brilliant exposition of the way in which archaeology and science are completely changing our understanding of early humans. This is a fast-moving story written with verve and enthusiasm by one of the scientists deeply involved in tracking down the evidence. Essential reading for all interested in our early ancestors and the sheer excitement of their discovery
A brilliant distillation of the ideas and discoveries revolutionising our understanding of human evolution. Tom Higham, one of the leaders of the revolution and the cutting-edge science on which it is based, introduces us to a complex world of many human species, whose genes and deeds live on in us today
Tom Higham has been at the pulsating centre of the close collaboration between archaeologists and geneticists that in the last few years discovered our previously unknown cousins - the Denisovans - and revealed the lost world in which they, Neanderthals and modern humans interacted and interbed. His thrilling book gives us a court-side view of this scientific revolution
A bang-up-to-date insider's review of a critical period in the emergence of modern humans. It also provides fascinating, intelligible and authoritative glimpses into a wide variety of new technologies
A gripping account of Earth's other humans
The remarkable new science of palaeoanthropology, from lab bench to trench
The application of new genetic science to pre-history is analogous to how the telescope transformed astronomy. Tom Higham, one of the world's leading scientists in the field, brings us to the frontier of recent discoveries with a book that is both gripping and fun. And the results are astonishing. It matters: understanding our evolutionary origins reveals our innate strengths as a species
A brilliant exposition of the way in which archaeology and science are completely changing our understanding of early humans. This is a fast-moving story written with verve and enthusiasm by one of the scientists deeply involved in tracking down the evidence. Essential reading for all interested in our early ancestors and the sheer excitement of their discovery
A brilliant distillation of the ideas and discoveries revolutionising our understanding of human evolution. Tom Higham, one of the leaders of the revolution and the cutting-edge science on which it is based, introduces us to a complex world of many human species, whose genes and deeds live on in us today
Tom Higham has been at the pulsating centre of the close collaboration between archaeologists and geneticists that in the last few years discovered our previously unknown cousins - the Denisovans - and revealed the lost world in which they, Neanderthals and modern humans interacted and interbed. His thrilling book gives us a court-side view of this scientific revolution
A bang-up-to-date insider's review of a critical period in the emergence of modern humans. It also provides fascinating, intelligible and authoritative glimpses into a wide variety of new technologies
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A fascinating investigation of the origin of humans based on incredible new discoveries and advanced scientific technology
A fascinating investigation of the origin of humans based on incredible new discoveries and advanced scientific technology