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Carregando... When We Became Humans: The Story of Our Evolutionde Michael Bright
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What makes us human, and where did we come from? How did a clever ape climb down from the trees and change the world like no other animal has done before? This large-format, highly illustrated book guides readers through the key aspects of the human story, from the anatomical changes that allowed us to walk upright and increased brain size in our ancestors, to the social, cultural, and economic developments of our more recent cousins and our own species. Along the way, focus spreads take a closer look at some of the key species in our history, from the ancient Australopithecus Afarensis, 'Lucy', to our recent cousins the Neanderthals and ourselves, Homo sapiens. Looking beyond the anatomical evolution of humans, this book explores how our culture and way of living has evolved, from how trails of cowry shells reveal early trade between tribes, to how and why humans first domesticated dogs, horses, and farm animals, and began settling in permanent villages and cities. Through digestible information and absorbing illustration, young readers will be given an insight into their own origins, and what it really means to be a human. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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Google Books — Carregando... GênerosClassificação decimal de Dewey (CDD)599.938Natural sciences and mathematics Zoology Mammals Humans Genetics, evolution, development EvolutionClassificação da Biblioteca do Congresso dos E.U.A. (LCC)AvaliaçãoMédia:
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Great tracking of changes over the millenia in primates who figure as the beginning steps to our physical presence, starting in the Cretaceous period/Paleocene. Sorry to mislead you with those time designations, but fortunately (for me) they only show up in the sidebars about specific fossil discoveries. I had a hard time conceptualizing the enormous timeframe, and associated names, which have no meaning or association for me outside of fossils. Very useful was a chart at the end of the book placing each of the hominin fossils in 7 separate spans of 1 million years each. It also includes some developmental lines which died out, to show we weren't a predetermined end.
Some positives, from my perspective, were mention that Ardipithecus males must have helped care for children and were not aggressive, based on their teeth; that there must have been teamwork and care of sick and elderly (based on healed broken bones, worn teeth, & arthritis), inclusion of herbal medicine use and spiritual beliefs (obviously not in any detail, but based on what was included in graves),. Another positive is mention (after so many pages that make it seem like our current civilizations are a peak development) that we are not done evolving.
Negatives for me were the words "altering nature" and "control" as the purpose, or method, of domestication. There may have been more "working together' happening than we use now. The book also missed the boat in not recognizing that garlic, mustard, and onions had medicinal qualities and were not just present as spices since they "had little nutritional value." ( )