The Chosen Species: The Long March of Human Evolution
Book Details
Author(s)Juan Luis Arsuaga, Ignacio MartÃnez
PublisherWiley-Blackwell
ISBN / ASIN1405115335
ISBN-139781405115339
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank1,190,238
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
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
