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The Quest for the Origins of Human Life
Public Affairs
May 2011
On Sale: May 10, 2011
288 pages
ISBN: 1586486632
EAN: 9781586486631
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction History
Africa does not give up its secrets easily. Buried there lie
answers about the origins of humankind. After a century of
investigation, scientists have transformed our understanding
about the beginnings of human life. But vital clues still
remain hidden. In Born in Africa, Martin Meredith follows the trail of
discoveries about human origins made by scientists over the
last hundred years, recounting their intense rivalry,
personal feuds, and fierce controversies as well as their
feats of skill and endurance. The results have been momentous. Scientists have identified
more than twenty species of extinct humans. They have firmly
established Africa as the birthplace not only of humankind
but also of modern humans. They have revealed how early
technology, language ability, and artistic endeavour all
originated in Africa; and they have shown how small groups
of Africans spread out from Africa in an exodus sixty
thousand years ago to populate the rest of the world. We
have all inherited an African past.
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