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Lucy : the beginnings of humankind / Donald C. Johanson and Maitland A. Edey.

By: Johanson, Donald C.
Contributor(s): Edey, Maitland A. (Maitland Armstrong), 1910-1992.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Penguin, 1990Description: 413 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0140139354.Subject(s): Human evolution | Human beings -- Origin | Fossil hominidsDDC classification: 573.2
Contents:
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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 573.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00015088
Total holds: 0

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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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