Bones of Contention by Roger Lewin

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Bones of Contention by Roger Lewin

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Zusammenfassung

A behind-the-scenes look at the search for human origins, analyzing how the biases and preconceptions of paleoanthropologists shape their work. The stories of the Taung Child and Neanderthal Man provide the background to the modern search for an exploration of how and where humans evolved.

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Bones of Contention by Roger Lewin

This is a behind-the-scenes look at the search for human origins, analyzing how the biases and preconceptions of paleoanthropologists shape their work. The stories of the Taung Child and Neanderthal Man provide the background to the modern search for an exploration of how and where humans evolved. In this edition, the afterword looks at ways in which paleoanthropology, while becoming more scientific, in many ways remains contentious. It is Lewin's thesis that paleoanthropology is the most subjective of sciences because it engages the emotions of virtually everyone; and since the evidence is scanty, interpretation is all-important.

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SKU Nicht verfügbar
ISBN 13 9780226476513
ISBN 10 0226476510
Titel Bones of Contention
Autor Roger Lewin
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Bindungsart Paperback
Verlag University Of Chicago Press
Erscheinungsjahr 1997-08-16
Seitenanzahl 366
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