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The wisdom of bones in search of human origins

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A groundbreaking book which leading on from the discovery of Homo Erectus, that this being was an animal trapped in a human body and had mastered the trick of growing a large brain. But to Walker's surprise the being was speechless, challenging the existing theory that the language acquisition...

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Main Author: Walker, Ian
Other Authors: Shipman, Pat
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London, UK Phoenix 1996
Subjects:
Homo erectus > Kenya
Nariokotome Boy (Homo erectus)
Prehistoric peoples
Fossil hominids
Kenya > Antiquities
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Table of Contents:
  • The youth, stone dead
  • A skeleton in the closet
  • Chinese fortunes
  • The man who lost the missing link
  • Missing links from the missing continent
  • Sex and the missing link
  • The single species solo
  • Food for thought
  • Vital statistics on a dead boy
  • Skeleton keys
  • The predatory habit
  • A balanced perspective
  • Rendered speechless
  • Finding links, missing links

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