The Bone Readers - Couverture souple

Tuniz, Claudio

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1598744755 ISBN 13 : 9781598744750

Editeur : Routledge, 2009

Synopsis

The Bone Readers are a dedicated group of scholars who study the earliest human remains, their chemistry and DNA, their extinct floral and faunal contemporaries, and the geologic layers in which they were found. Their research leads them to theories about modern human origins that continually challenge conventional wisdom and cherished beliefs― about “Eve ,” Neanderthals, “hobbits,” and the Bering Straits, among others. Two leading Bone Readers and a science writer have penned a literate, authoritative summary of the current questions and the minefield of academic politics that surround it. Ideal for students in human origins or biological anthropology courses, and a delightful read.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Claudio Tuniz is a world-renowned expert in geochronology using particle accelerators. He is Assistant Director of UNESCO's International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, Italy, where he promotes the use of atomic and nuclear physics in palaeoanthropology. He was director of the accelerator dating center at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization and has published widely on Australian prehistory. Richard Gillespie built a radiocarbon laboratory at the University of Sydney before taking up research positions at Oxford University, the University of Arizona and the Australian National University. He is an authority on dating bones and shells, with wide fieldwork experience in Africa, North America and Australia. Cheryl Jones is a science journalist who for many years has covered developments in Australian prehistory for international and Australian media, including The Australian Financial Review, The Canberra Times and The Bulletin.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1598744755
• ISBN 13: 9781598744750
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible