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I bought and read this book when it came out in 1994. An upcoming trip to Africa in 2017 caused me to pull it from the shelf and read it again. I've upgraded my original rating from 4 to 5 stars primarily because of how prescient Leakey was and how measured and thoughtful he was regarding competing theories of human origins.
For example, when the book was written, the Mitochondrial Eve theory that all humans came from a single female in Africa, and that there was no subsequent mixing with other s ...more
For example, when the book was written, the Mitochondrial Eve theory that all humans came from a single female in Africa, and that there was no subsequent mixing with other s ...more
A classic on the topic. I read it many years ago. One more time before giving my book away hoping it will lead someone to science.
I did come up with a new idea for a horror story called "The Therianthrope." That is one of those cave drawings of an animal with a human drawn over it. ...more
I did come up with a new idea for a horror story called "The Therianthrope." That is one of those cave drawings of an animal with a human drawn over it. ...more
Essential introductory book on human evolution. Richard Leakey is the son of the famous archaeologists Luis and Mary Leakey who discovered the first skeleton of a Homo Erectus specimen.
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