Bones of contention
controversies in the search for human origins
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Author
Publication
1988 - Simon and Schuster, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
87,000 words, Guess
Page Count
348 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivebonesofcontentio0000lewi
- Internet Archivebonesofcontentio0000unse
- Internet Archivebonesofcontentio0000lewi_j0b3
- ISBN-100671668374
- ISBN-139780671668372
and 8 more
- Goodreads2066525
- LibraryThing111702
- Library of Congress Control Number87009541
- OCLC Control Number15520593
- Better World BooksW6-AVJ-812
- Better World BooksW6-ATE-788
- Better World Books9780671668372
- Open LibraryOL18190498M
Classifications
- LCCGN281 .L487 1987
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.
First Sentence
Richard Leakey looked uncharacteristically tense.
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