The journey from Eden : the peopling of our world
Bibliographic Collection:
Anthropogeny
Publication Type: Book
Authors: Fagan, Brian M
Year of Publication: 1990
Number of Pages: 256 p
Publisher: Thames and Hudson
City: New York, N.Y
Publication Language: eng
ISBN Number: 0500050570
Keywords: Human beings, Human evolution, Paleolithic period
Abstract:
Fagan, an archaeologist and author of The Great Journey: The Peopling of Ancient America ( LJ 9/15/87) and other books, begins this account of the emergence of "anatomically modern" humans with the genetic evidence for a common human ancestor, nicknamed "Eve," living in Africa approximately 200,000 years ago. He then explores the evidence for two theories of human dispersal. The "Noah's Ark" school finds a single origin in sub-Saharan Africa for Homo sapiens sapiens, who subsequently colonized the other continents, while the "Candelabra" school argues that Homo erectus evolved independently into Homo sapiens in Asia and possibly Europe. Fagan's book is concise, authoritative, and articulate.
Notes:
Brian M. Faganill. ; 24 cm
Label: 1990
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