Before the Dawn
Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors
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Word Count
78,500 words, Guess
Page Count
314 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivebeforedawnrecove0000wade
- ISBN-10014303832X
- ISBN-139780143038320
- LibraryThing678520
- Goodreads110995
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- Library of Congress Control Number2005055293
- OCLC Control Number86175798
- Better World Books9780143038320
- Open LibraryOL7361705M
Classifications
- LCCGN281 .W33 2007
- DDC599.93/8
- LCCGN281 .W33 2006
Description
Nicholas Wade's articles are a major reason why the science section has become the most popular, nationwide, in the New York Times. In his groundbreaking Before the Dawn, Wade reveals humanity's origins as never before—a journey made possible only recently by genetic science, whose incredible findings have answered such questions as: What was the first human language like? How large were the first societies, and how warlike were they? When did our ancestors first leave Africa, and by what route did they leave? By eloquently solving these and numerous other mysteries, Wade offers nothing less than a uniquely complete retelling of a story that began 500 centuries ago.
First Sentence
TRAVEL BACK INTO THE HUMAN PAST, and the historical evidence is plentiful enough for the first couple of hundred years, then rapidly diminishes.
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