Textbook
The Chosen Species: The Long March of Human EvolutionISBN: 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