Smithsonian Intimate Guide to Human Origins An excellent introduction by science writer Carl Zimmer |
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A New Human The story of the discovery of Homo floresiensis, by Mike Morwood, the leader of the discovery team |
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Ancestral Passions Virginia Morell's definitive biography of the Leakey family |
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The Seven Daughters of Eve An excellent popular book about the science behind mitochondrial DNA, by scientist Bryan Sykes. |
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The Man Who Found the Missing Link Pat Shipman's excellent biography of Eugene Dubois, the discoverer of Java Man. |
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A Brain for all Seasons A stimulating book by William Calvin which investigates the link between human evolution and climate change. | |
The Neandertals An excellent book by Erik Trinkaus and Pat Shipman about the history of Neandertals since they were discovered nearly 150 years ago. | |
Hominids The first book in The Neanderthal Parallax trilogy, by Robert Sawyer |
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The Shelters of Stone The long-awaited fifth book in Jean Auel's Earth's Children series was published in April 2002. |
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Neanderthals and Modern Humans: Discussing the Transition
A set of recent research papers from the Neanderthal Museum. |
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Bones of Contention
Detailed histories of many of the most important scientific debates in paleoanthropology. |
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Wisdom of the Bones
A history of Homo erectus, especially the discovery and analysis of the Turkana Boy skeleton, by paleoanthropologist Alan Walker. |
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From Lucy to Language An excellent book giving a good overview of paleoanthropology, and packed with superb full-size photos. |
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