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Adventures in the Bone Trade: The Race to Discover Human Ancestors in Ethiopia’s Afar Depression
Jon E. Kalb
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Description for Adventures in the Bone Trade: The Race to Discover Human Ancestors in Ethiopia’s Afar Depression
paperback. Num Pages: 404 pages, 42 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 658.
Over the past 25 years, a stream of fossil and artifact discoveries in the Afar Depression of Ethiopia has produced the longest single record of human ancestors in the world. Many of the fossils found in this region are the missing links leading to modern humans. This book chronicles the exploration of this unique desert area, focusing especially on the 1970s when the valley was mapped and many fossils and archeological sites were discovered. The author gives his personal account of the 25 years he spent researching the region.
As co-founder of the team that discovered Lucy, Jon Kalb has ... Read more
Over the past 25 years, a stream of fossil and artifact discoveries in the Afar Depression of Ethiopia has produced the longest single record of human ancestors in the world. Many of the fossils found in this region are the missing links leading to modern humans. This book chronicles the exploration of this unique desert area, focusing especially on the 1970s when the valley was mapped and many fossils and archeological sites were discovered. The author gives his personal account of the 25 years he spent researching the region.
As co-founder of the team that discovered Lucy, Jon Kalb has ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Copernicus Netherlands
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
Number of Pages
389
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781475788211
SKU
V9781475788211
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99-15
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