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Title: Human Origins : The Fossil Record by Clark Spencer Larsen, Robert M. Matter, Daniel L. Gebo ISBN: 1-57766-002-1 Publisher: Waveland Press Pub. Date: 01 April, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Narrative Fiction
Comment: Remember seeing all those pictures of various "hominids" lined up according to the supposed progression from apes to humans? According to Henry Gee's 2001 book, In Search of Deep Time, such scenarios are works of complete and utter narrative FICTION, unsupported by any credible understanding of the fossil record. According to Gee, all of the "hominid" fossils that have any bearing on human "evolution" can be stored in one small box. This is all of the evidence we have of human "evolution"--one small little box of fossils supposedly representing a time period of multiple millions of years. And we have more more and better fossils for "hominids" than for any other class of species, according to The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Evolution.
Look at all the pictures you want: evolution is, was, and always will be a narrative fiction, a superstition.
Rating: 5
Summary: Human Origins-- A Guide
Comment: Okay, Australopithecus afarensis. I've heard of Lucy; I know she was found at Hadar in Ethiopia, but what is her accession number? How much of her was actually recovered? Good thing I have my copy of Larsen et al. "Human Origins: The Fossil Record" on hand.
Superbly illustrated with line drawings and maps of the different fossil localities, this encyclopedic text traces human evolution from the Dawn Apes through modern Homo sapiens in the best way possible-- with the fossils. Each specimen is well drawn, most in multiple views, so that the student or amateur who can't make it to Addis Adaba to see the real thing can have a chance to compare fossil homonids from around the world. In addition, for comparative purposes, the authors have also supplied illustrations of the modern great apes. A fun and informative text either for study or just as an escape into our origins. I must emphasize, however, that the emphasis of this book is on illustrations for pictorial comparisons, not on descriptions. The text concerning each fossil, therefore, is fairly short.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Complete Record
Comment: When you read this book you will realize why there is so much controversy about Human origins. The fossil record is so sparse, it makes you wonder how scientists have been able to deduce as much as they already have. This book was probably written as a reference for college level courses in paleoanthroplogy, but it is also a good reference for armchair amateurs such as myself. Concise, well written and superbly illustrated, the book is an invaluable resource.
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Title: Extinct Humans by Ian Tattersall, Jeffrey H. Schwartz ISBN: 0813339189 Publisher: Westview Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: The Fossil Trail: How We Know What We Think We Know About Human Evolution by Ian Tattersall ISBN: 0195109813 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 01 December, 1996 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: The Dawn of Human Culture by Richard G. Klein ISBN: 0471252522 Publisher: Wiley Pub. Date: 29 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: Becoming Human: Evolution and Human Uniqueness by Ian Tattersall ISBN: 0156006537 Publisher: Harvest Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Evolution (Cambridge Reference Book) by Steve Jones, Robert Martin, David Pilbeam, R. D. Martin, Sarah Bunney ISBN: 0521467861 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 01 July, 1994 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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