Lucy : the beginnings of humankind /
Johanson, Donald C.
Lucy : the beginnings of humankind / Donald C. Johanson and Maitland A. Edey. - London : Penguin, 1990. - 413 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cm. + pbk.
Bibliography: p. 390-394. - Includes index.
Part One Background: The early fossil finds -- South Africa: the first man-apes -- East Africa: a date at last -- East Africa: homo habilis - the earliest man? -- Part Two The golden decade, 1967-1977: Omo and its magic ruler -- Koobi Fora: the triumph of homo habilis -- The first hadar field season: the knee joint -- The second hadar field season: some hominid jaws and Lucy -- How old is Lucy? -- The third hadar field season: the first family -- The fourth hadar field season: cleaning up -- Koobi Fora and Laetoli: arguments over dates and footprints -- Part Three What is Lucy?: -- The analysis begins -- The analysis is completed -- The reaction -- Part Four Why did Lucy walk erect?: Is it a matter of sex? -- Part Five Unfinished business: Electron microscopes, black holes and a return to hadar.
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Human evolution
Human beings--Origin.
Fossil hominids.
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Lucy : the beginnings of humankind / Donald C. Johanson and Maitland A. Edey. - London : Penguin, 1990. - 413 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cm. + pbk.
Bibliography: p. 390-394. - Includes index.
Part One Background: The early fossil finds -- South Africa: the first man-apes -- East Africa: a date at last -- East Africa: homo habilis - the earliest man? -- Part Two The golden decade, 1967-1977: Omo and its magic ruler -- Koobi Fora: the triumph of homo habilis -- The first hadar field season: the knee joint -- The second hadar field season: some hominid jaws and Lucy -- How old is Lucy? -- The third hadar field season: the first family -- The fourth hadar field season: cleaning up -- Koobi Fora and Laetoli: arguments over dates and footprints -- Part Three What is Lucy?: -- The analysis begins -- The analysis is completed -- The reaction -- Part Four Why did Lucy walk erect?: Is it a matter of sex? -- Part Five Unfinished business: Electron microscopes, black holes and a return to hadar.
0140139354
Human evolution
Human beings--Origin.
Fossil hominids.
573.2