Human Evolution: A Very Short Introduction

Human Evolution: A Very Short Introduction
ISBN-10
0191869600
ISBN-13
9780191869600
Series
Human Evolution
Category
Fossil hominids
Language
English
Published
2019
Author
Bernard A. Wood

Description

The study of human evolution is advancing rapidly. New fossil evidence is adding ever more pieces to the puzzle of our past; the new science of ancient DNA is completely reshaping theories of early human populations and migrations. Bernard Wood traces the field of palaeoanthropology from its beginnings in the eighteenth century to the present.

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