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Human origins : 7 million years and counting / New Scientist.

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Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2018.

Human evolution.

Human beings -- Origin.

Instant expert (New Scientist (Firm))

9781473670419 (pbk.)

xiii, 241 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Includes index.

Introduction -- Distant origins -- On to two legs -- Lucy and her sisters -- Bigger brains -- Our closest cousins -- Global conquerors -- Civilization and beyond -- A special species -- Shaped by our world -- Unanswered questions -- Conclusion -- Fifty ideas.

Homo sapiens is the most successful and the most influential specials ever to walk the Earth. In the blink of an evolutionary eye we have spread around the globe, taken control of Earth's biological and mineral resources, transformed the environment, discovered the secrets of the universe and travelled into space. Yet 7 million years ago, we were just another species of great ape making a quiet living in the forests of East Africa. We do not know exactly what this ancestor was like, but it was no more likely than a chimpanzee to sail across the ocean, write a symphony, invent a steam engine or ponder the meaning of existence. How did we get from there to here?

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