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Pettitt, Paul.
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Paleolithic period.
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Human evolution.
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Pettitt, Paul.
Human remains (Archaeology)
Paleolithic period.
Excavations (Archaeology)
Human evolution.
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Homo sapiens rediscovered : the scientific revolution rewriting our origins / Paul Pettitt.
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Pettitt, Paul.
Thames & Hudson, 2022.
Call #:
930
.12
P511h
Subjects
Human remains (Archaeology)
Paleolithic period.
Excavations (Archaeology)
Human evolution.
ISBN:
9780500252635 (hc.)
Description:
304 p. : ill. , maps ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Paul Pettitt is Professor of Palaeolithic Archaeology at Durham University, specializing in the European Middle and Upper Palaeolithic. He has conducted archaeological fieldwork in Spain, France, Italy, Moldova and teh United Kingdom, and has been a ream member in projects as far afield as Mexico and Borneo.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-294) and index.
Summary:
"Who are we? How do scientists define Homo sapiens, and how does our species differ from the extinct hominins that came before us? This illuminating book explores how the latest scientific advances, especially in genetics, are revolutionizing our understanding of human evolution. Paul Pettitt [professor of Palaeolithic Archaeology] reveals the extraordinary story of how our ancestors adapted to unforgiving and relentlessly changing climates, leading to remarkable innovations in art, technology and society that we are only now beginning to comprehend. Drawing on twenty-five years of experience in the field, Paul Pettitt immerses readers in the caves and rockshelters that provide evidence of our African origins, dispersals to the far reaches of Eurasia, Australasia and ultimately the Americas. Popular accounts of the evolution of Homo sapiens emphasize biomolecular research, notably genetics, but this book also draws from the wealth of information from specific excavations and artefacts, including the author's own investigations into the origins of art and how it evolved over its first 25,000 years. He focuses in particular on behaviour, using archaeological evidence to bring an intimate perspective on lives as they were lived in the almost unimaginably distant past."--From publisher.
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