Bones of Contention Controversies in the Search for Human Origins
Bones of Contention is a behind-the-scenes look at the search for human origins. Analysing how the biases and preconceptions of paleoanthropologists shaped their work, Roger Lewin's detective stories about the discovery of Neanderthal Man, the Taung Child, Lucy, and other major fossils provide insight into this most subjective of scientific endeavours. The new afterword looks at ways in which palaeoanthropology, while becoming more scientific in many ways, remains contentious.
Acknowledgments
1. Bones of Contention
2. The Storytellers
3. The Taung Child: Rejection
4. The Taung Child: Acceptance
5. Rama's Ape: Resurrected
6. Rama's Ape: Destroyed
7. The Leakeys: Father
8. The Leakeys: Son
9. The KBS Tuff Controversy: Genesis
10. The KBS Tuff Controversy: Denouement
11. Lucy: The Naming
12. Lucy: The Response
13. Man's Place in Nature
Afterword
Notes
Index
| Pm Supplier | Wiley & Sons Ltd |
|---|---|
| Pm Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
| Pm Isbn 10 | 0226476510 |
| Pm Isbn 13 | 9780226476513 |
| Pm Publication Date | 1997-08-07 |
| Pm Width | 152 |
| Pm Author | Lewin,Roger |
| Pm Height | 23 |
| Pm Longness | 230 |
- Author: Lewin,Roger
- Page Count: 366
Bones of Contention Controversies in the Search for Human Origins
- Author: Lewin,Roger
- Page Count: 366
