Men among the Mammoths by A Bowdoin Van Riper
A. Bowdoin Van Riper provides an account of how Victorian scientists raised and resolved the question of human antiquity. During the early part of the 19th century, scientists divided the history of the earth into a series of former worlds, populated by mammoths and other prehistoric animals, and a modern world, in which humans lived. According to this view, the human race was no older than 6000 years. The discovery of tools with mammoth bones, however, prompted a group of British geologists to argue in 1859 that the origin of humankind dated back to prehistoric times.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780226849928 |
| ISBN 10 | 0226849929 |
| Title | Men among the Mammoths |
| Author | A Bowdoin Van Riper |
| Series | Science And Its Conceptual Foundations Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The University of Chicago Press |
| Year published | 1993-11-01 |
| Number of pages | 284 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |