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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Noel T. Boaz (, International Institute for Human Evolutionary Research, Spokane) , Russell L. Ciochon (Professor and Chairman, Department of Anthropology, Professor and Chairman, Department of Anthropology, University of Iowa)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 24.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 16.20cm Weight: 0.522kg ISBN: 9780195152913ISBN 10: 0195152913 Pages: 264 Publication Date: 22 April 2004 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsFor non-scientists interested in the evolution of man and the study of daves and dave men, this book is highly readable. --Danny A. Brass, Journal of Cave and Karst Studies<br> Adding a controversial interpretation of the human evolutionary story to a gripping account of the discovery and mysterious disappearance of some of the world's most charismatic fossils, Boaz and Ciochon take the reader on an absorbing tour of the remote human past. Along the way they reveal some of the complexities, human as well as scientific, that continue to beset our efforts to understand whence our extraordinary species emerged. --Ian Tattersall, author of Becoming Human and The Monkey In the Mirror<br> Boaz and Ciochon have written an admirable book worth reading with both reflection and delight. Their historical account of the important discoveries at Dragon Bone Hill may read like good fiction, but the events are well researched and honestly portrayed. Details of the magnificent fossils are carefully described for layman and scientist alike. In the contentious field of human evolutionary studies, the ideas of Boaz and Ciochon are sometimes daring, but never fanciful. The bottom line is that Dragon Bone Hill is a good read coupled with educational value. --Jeffrey K. McKee, Associate Professor of Anthropology at The Ohio State University, author of The Riddled Chain and Sparing Nature<br> A meticulous, but not forbiddingly technical, survey of evidence from which scientists infer and debate the species' evolution. From areas where consensus reigns--that H. erectus was a head-banging, tool- and fire-using scavenger--Boaz and Ciochon proceed to the most disputatious ground in the field, argumentsabout whether H. erectus evolved in Africa or elsewhere. Methodically informative, this book best suits readers with a well developed interest in human origins. --Booklist<br> [Boaz and Ciochon] tell two entertaining tales as they explore many facets of the Homo erectus story. The first deals with the discovery of Peking Man and provides much insight into the politics of early paleoanthropology.... Their second story addresses the evolutionary place of Peking Man and presents hypotheses on the origins of the use of fire, the beginnings of human language, the evolution of the brain, hunting, cannibalism, stone and bone tool use and ancient human diet. --Publishers Weekly<br> Boaz and Ciochon restore Zhoukoudian to its pivotal role in understanding human evolution and how it was discovered. They give us new insights and some tantalizing glimpses of almost-lost history. This is a welcome addition to Multiregionalism. --Milford H. Wolpoff, University of Michigan<br> This book's breezy, informal style makes it highly accessible. * THES * Author InformationNoel T. Boaz is Professor of Anatomy, Ross University School of Medicine. He is the author of Evolving Health, Eco Homo and Quarry: Closing in on the Missing Link. Russell L. Ciochon is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Iowa. His books include Other Origins: The Search for the Giant Ape in Human Prehistory and The Human Evolution Source Book. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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