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The Chosen Species: The Long March of Human Evolution

ISBN: 978-1-4051-1533-9
Paperback
298 pages
September 2005, ©2005, Wiley-Blackwell
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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

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