Bones of Contention: Controversies in the Search for Human Origins
- ISBN-10
- 0226476510
- ISBN-13
- 9780226476513
- Series
- Bones of Contention
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 366
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997-08-16
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Author
- Roger Lewin
Description
Explores the nature of the debate over the findings of paleoanthropologists, looking at how the biases and preconceptions of scientists in the field shape their work, and telling the stories of some of the world's major fossil finds.
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