The Skull in the Rock How a Scientist, a Boy, and Google Earth Opened a New Window on Human Origins |
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| Author:
| Aronson, Marc |
| Series title: | Nat Geo - Science and Nature Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4263-1010-2 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2012 |
| Publisher: | National Geographic Society
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $39.99 |
Book Description:
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From the fossil hunter who discovered the Homo naledi fossils in September 2015, this book is an amazing account of Lee Berger's 2008 hunt - with the help of his curious 9-year-old son - for a previously unknown species of ape-like creatures that may have been direct ancestors of modern humans. The discovery of two remarkably well preserved, two-million-year-old fossils of an adult female and young male, known as Australopithecus sediba, has been hailed as one of the most...
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From the fossil hunter who discovered the Homo naledi fossils in September 2015, this book is an amazing account of Lee Berger's 2008 hunt - with the help of his curious 9-year-old son - for a previously unknown species of ape-like creatures that may have been direct ancestors of modern humans. The discovery of two remarkably well preserved, two-million-year-old fossils of an adult female and young male, known as Australopithecus sediba, has been hailed as one of the most important archaeological discoveries in history. The fossils reveal what may be one of humankind's oldest ancestors.