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Bones of Contention

Controversies in the Search for Human Origins

Bones of Contention( )
Author: Lewin, Roger
ISBN:978-0-226-47651-3
Publication Date:Aug 1997
Publisher:University of Chicago Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $61.95
Book Description:

Bones of Contention is a behind-the-scenes look at the search for human origins. Analyzing how the biases and preconceptions of paleoanthropologists shaped their work, Roger Lewin's detective stories about the discovery of Neanderthal Man, the Taung Child, Lucy, and other major fossils provide insight into this most subjective of scientific endeavors. The new afterword looks at ways in which paleoanthropology, while becoming more scientific in many ways, remains...
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Book Details
Pages:366
Detailed Subjects: Science / Life Sciences / Evolution
Social Science / Anthropology / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):15.1 x 22.6 x 2.5 cm
Book Weight:0.546 Kilograms



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