Author: Dr. Donald Johanson
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307396401
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
“Lucy is a 3.2-million-year-old skeleton who has become the spokeswoman for human evolution. She is perhaps the best known and most studied fossil hominid of the twentieth century, the benchmark by which other discoveries of human ancestors are judged.”–From Lucy’s Legacy In his New York Times bestseller, Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind, renowned paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson told the incredible story of his discovery of a partial female skeleton that revolutionized the study of human origins. Lucy literally changed our understanding of our world and who we come from. Since that dramatic find in 1974, there has been heated debate and–most important–more groundbreaking discoveries that have further transformed our understanding of when and how humans evolved. In Lucy’s Legacy, Johanson takes readers on a fascinating tour of the last three decades of study–the most exciting period of paleoanthropologic investigation thus far. In that time, Johanson and his colleagues have uncovered a total of 363 specimens of Australopithecus afarensis (Lucy’s species, a transitional creature between apes and humans), spanning 400,000 years. As a result, we now have a unique fossil record of one branch of our family tree–that family being humanity–a tree that is believed to date back a staggering 7 million years. Focusing on dramatic new fossil finds and breakthrough advances in DNA research, Johanson provides the latest answers that post-Lucy paleoanthropologists are finding to questions such as: How did Homo sapiens evolve? When and where did our species originate? What separates hominids from the apes? What was the nature of Neandertal and modern human encounters? What mysteries about human evolution remain to be solved? Donald Johanson is a passionate guide on an extraordinary journey from the ancient landscape of Hadar, Ethiopia–where Lucy was unearthed and where many other exciting fossil discoveries have since been made–to a seaside cave in South Africa that once sheltered early members of our own species, and many other significant sites. Thirty-five years after Lucy, Johanson continues to enthusiastically probe the origins of our species and what it means to be human.
Lucy's Legacy
Author: Dr. Donald Johanson
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307396401
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
“Lucy is a 3.2-million-year-old skeleton who has become the spokeswoman for human evolution. She is perhaps the best known and most studied fossil hominid of the twentieth century, the benchmark by which other discoveries of human ancestors are judged.”–From Lucy’s Legacy In his New York Times bestseller, Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind, renowned paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson told the incredible story of his discovery of a partial female skeleton that revolutionized the study of human origins. Lucy literally changed our understanding of our world and who we come from. Since that dramatic find in 1974, there has been heated debate and–most important–more groundbreaking discoveries that have further transformed our understanding of when and how humans evolved. In Lucy’s Legacy, Johanson takes readers on a fascinating tour of the last three decades of study–the most exciting period of paleoanthropologic investigation thus far. In that time, Johanson and his colleagues have uncovered a total of 363 specimens of Australopithecus afarensis (Lucy’s species, a transitional creature between apes and humans), spanning 400,000 years. As a result, we now have a unique fossil record of one branch of our family tree–that family being humanity–a tree that is believed to date back a staggering 7 million years. Focusing on dramatic new fossil finds and breakthrough advances in DNA research, Johanson provides the latest answers that post-Lucy paleoanthropologists are finding to questions such as: How did Homo sapiens evolve? When and where did our species originate? What separates hominids from the apes? What was the nature of Neandertal and modern human encounters? What mysteries about human evolution remain to be solved? Donald Johanson is a passionate guide on an extraordinary journey from the ancient landscape of Hadar, Ethiopia–where Lucy was unearthed and where many other exciting fossil discoveries have since been made–to a seaside cave in South Africa that once sheltered early members of our own species, and many other significant sites. Thirty-five years after Lucy, Johanson continues to enthusiastically probe the origins of our species and what it means to be human.
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307396401
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
“Lucy is a 3.2-million-year-old skeleton who has become the spokeswoman for human evolution. She is perhaps the best known and most studied fossil hominid of the twentieth century, the benchmark by which other discoveries of human ancestors are judged.”–From Lucy’s Legacy In his New York Times bestseller, Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind, renowned paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson told the incredible story of his discovery of a partial female skeleton that revolutionized the study of human origins. Lucy literally changed our understanding of our world and who we come from. Since that dramatic find in 1974, there has been heated debate and–most important–more groundbreaking discoveries that have further transformed our understanding of when and how humans evolved. In Lucy’s Legacy, Johanson takes readers on a fascinating tour of the last three decades of study–the most exciting period of paleoanthropologic investigation thus far. In that time, Johanson and his colleagues have uncovered a total of 363 specimens of Australopithecus afarensis (Lucy’s species, a transitional creature between apes and humans), spanning 400,000 years. As a result, we now have a unique fossil record of one branch of our family tree–that family being humanity–a tree that is believed to date back a staggering 7 million years. Focusing on dramatic new fossil finds and breakthrough advances in DNA research, Johanson provides the latest answers that post-Lucy paleoanthropologists are finding to questions such as: How did Homo sapiens evolve? When and where did our species originate? What separates hominids from the apes? What was the nature of Neandertal and modern human encounters? What mysteries about human evolution remain to be solved? Donald Johanson is a passionate guide on an extraordinary journey from the ancient landscape of Hadar, Ethiopia–where Lucy was unearthed and where many other exciting fossil discoveries have since been made–to a seaside cave in South Africa that once sheltered early members of our own species, and many other significant sites. Thirty-five years after Lucy, Johanson continues to enthusiastically probe the origins of our species and what it means to be human.
Lucy's Legacy
Author: Alison Jolly
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674005402
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
Takes a look at human evolution focusing on the long line of women and of female behavior that was to follow the age of the much-studied oldest human remains.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674005402
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
Takes a look at human evolution focusing on the long line of women and of female behavior that was to follow the age of the much-studied oldest human remains.
The Legacy of Lucy Harte
Author: Emma Heatherington
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007568827
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
This beautiful, heartbreaking novel is a must read for fans of bestselling authors Jojo Moyes, Kelly Rimmer and SD Robertson. ‘Sometimes time is all we have with the people we love. I ask you to slow down in life. To take your time, but don’t waste it....’
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007568827
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
This beautiful, heartbreaking novel is a must read for fans of bestselling authors Jojo Moyes, Kelly Rimmer and SD Robertson. ‘Sometimes time is all we have with the people we love. I ask you to slow down in life. To take your time, but don’t waste it....’
Lucy
Author: Donald Johanson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671724991
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
"How our oldest human ancestor was discovered--and who she was"--Cover.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671724991
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
"How our oldest human ancestor was discovered--and who she was"--Cover.
Lucy's Child
Author: Donald Johanson
Publisher: Harper Perennial
ISBN: 9780380712342
Category : Anthropologists
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Publisher: Harper Perennial
ISBN: 9780380712342
Category : Anthropologists
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Lucy's Legacy: the Hidden Treasures of Ethiopia
Author: Yadesa Z. Bojia
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781933245140
Category : Cooking, Ethiopian
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781933245140
Category : Cooking, Ethiopian
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Lucy's Legacy
Author: Gerard S. Bodalski
Publisher: Publishamerica Incorporated
ISBN: 9781413746921
Category : Death
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Lucy's Legacy is a fun and drama-filled story about the challenges of family life, friendship, sports, love, growing old and death. It is told through the eyes of the Wilson family. Nine-year-old Elizabeth is very close to her aging great grandfather and their old dog, Lucy. They have a very hectic life. Soccer games and school keep them on the run. Elizabeth's soccer team, the Eagles, play the Vipers for the championship. Pablo, Sara and Jamal are some of the best players in the league. Will Jake score a goal before the end of the season? Lucy is a lot smarter and wiser than anybody knows. She understands the dying process better than anyone. Will Great Grandfather need nursing home care? Any family member facing the aging of a parent, grandparent, great grandparent or pet will love the message of Lucy's Legacy.
Publisher: Publishamerica Incorporated
ISBN: 9781413746921
Category : Death
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Lucy's Legacy is a fun and drama-filled story about the challenges of family life, friendship, sports, love, growing old and death. It is told through the eyes of the Wilson family. Nine-year-old Elizabeth is very close to her aging great grandfather and their old dog, Lucy. They have a very hectic life. Soccer games and school keep them on the run. Elizabeth's soccer team, the Eagles, play the Vipers for the championship. Pablo, Sara and Jamal are some of the best players in the league. Will Jake score a goal before the end of the season? Lucy is a lot smarter and wiser than anybody knows. She understands the dying process better than anyone. Will Great Grandfather need nursing home care? Any family member facing the aging of a parent, grandparent, great grandparent or pet will love the message of Lucy's Legacy.
Lucy's Legacy
Author: John Ashworth
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children and death
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children and death
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Lucy's Legacy
Author: Theresa Aguilar
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781511959919
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A mother's journey of faith and wisdom through the eyes of her daughter.
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781511959919
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A mother's journey of faith and wisdom through the eyes of her daughter.
The Day I Met Nano
Author: Marian Olivia Heath Griffin
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1796070874
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
This book is about the relationship between a mother-in-law and daughter-in -law, who became proxy mother and daughter. They were able to communicate across the miles and became very committed to each other. They became confidants and shared many incidents and situations from child-birth to Lucy’s Legacy. Bert knew that he had a very loving mother and wanted her to nurture his bride. His mother did so.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1796070874
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
This book is about the relationship between a mother-in-law and daughter-in -law, who became proxy mother and daughter. They were able to communicate across the miles and became very committed to each other. They became confidants and shared many incidents and situations from child-birth to Lucy’s Legacy. Bert knew that he had a very loving mother and wanted her to nurture his bride. His mother did so.