fossil hominids

Discusses the unearthing of four hominins--Turkana Boy, Lapedo Child, Kennewick Man, and Iceman--and the ways that new technology has helped archaeological specialists to refine their theories and change their view of the past.

Presents an introduction to prehistory, in simple text with illustrations, describing the way of life of people who lived before recorded history.

Examines the development of community life and farming methods in prehistoric times.

Describes the discovery of the oldest, most complete skeleton of any erect walking human ancestor ever found in 1974 in Ethiopia.

The author chronicles two centuries of scientific research in search of anthropoid origins and maintains that his findings supports the theory of anthropoid evolution.

Examines the history of exploration and discovery at the Dragon Bone Hill archaeological site in China, the place where the fossils of Peking Man were found in the 1920s, tells the story of what happened to the original bones during the Japanese occupation of China, and speculates on the life of Peking Man, an early ancestor of humans.

A biography of the Leaky family which has dominated the small but fiercely competitive realm of paleoanthropology, looking at how their powerful personalities have shaped the direction of research and influenced scientific debate.

Full-color illustrations present three-dimensional reconstructions of what anthropologists and paleontologists believe to be early species of humans on the earth.

Surveys human evolution, from the first toolmakers, Australopithecus and Homo habilis, through the Ice Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age, to the beginning of civilization and the first cities.

Recounts the events surrounding the discovery of the Piltdown Skull in southeastern England and explains how scientists learned it was a hoax.