Author: Henry Neville HutchinsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animals, Fossil
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Prehistoric Man and Beast
Author: Henry Neville HutchinsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animals, Fossil
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Survival by Hunting
Author: George FrisonPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520231902
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
"George Frison is an icon in American archeology. In Survival by Hunting, he describes personal experiences leading to the insights and perspectives that set him apart from the majority of his colleagues, who know of large game hunting only secondhand."—Michael B. Collins, Texas Archeological Research Laboratory, the University of Texas at Austin “This small book is a record of achievement and dedication to learning rarely seen in the profession of archaeology. It is the inspirational product of a person who fully understands the critical importance of prior knowledge about the behavior of prey to inferring the activities of ancient hunter-gatherers. Students of past hunter-gatherers need to read this book.”—Lewis R. Binford, author of In Pursuit of the Past
Walking with Beasts
Author: Tim HainesPublisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN: 9780789478290
Category : Animals, Fossil
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Since the dinosaurs died out over 65 million years ago our planet has been dominated by mammals. A succession of bizarre evolutionary specimens have come and gone -- from walking whales to sabre-toothed cats -- yet many of these magnificent creatures have never been visualized before. Now, for the first time, spectacular and unfamiliar animals are recreated and set in the context of their world. Walking with Prehistoric Beasts reveals the extraordinary ancestors of modern mammals and the arrival of man, bringing to life the roots of our heritage. Following on from the hugely-acclaimed Walking with Dinosuars, Walking with Prehistoric Beasts recreates the creatures and landscapes of post-dinosaur Earth; transporting us to the icy plains of the mammoth, dark forests stalked by giant carnivorous birds, and deserts dominated by 16 ton Indricotheres. From the tiny fruit-eating primate Apidium, to the powerful chalicotheres, whose curved claws forced them to walk on their knuckles, the lives of these little known creatures are vividly brought to life. Meet the bizarre hose-nosed Macrauchenia, and the Deodicurus, a giant armadillo with a spiked club for a tail; run with cat-sized horses and rhino-sized carnivorous pigs, hunt with the skull-crushing Andrewsarchus, and walk with the very first humans. Illustrated boxes describe the latest scientific evidence that led to the reconsturctions of these creatures, while character boxes provide information on behavior and habitats. The text is illustrated throughout with ground-breaking computer graphic images to offer a unique record of lost worlds never seen before and reveal many of the most spectacular periods in Earth's history. Also available, accompanying the Walking with Prehistoric Beasts TV series, are books for children, home videos, a DVD, and a CD of the soundtrack from the series.
Prehistoric Man and Beast
Author: H. N. HutchinsonPublisher:
ISBN: 9783348017558
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Beast and Man
Author: Mary MidgleyPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134438451
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Philosophers have traditionally concentrated on the qualities that make human beings different from other species. In Beast and Man Mary Midgley, one of our foremost intellectuals, stresses continuities. What makes people tick? Largely, she asserts, the same things as animals. She tells us humans are rather more like other animals than we previously allowed ourselves to believe, and reminds us just how primitive we are in comparison to the sophistication of many animals. A veritable classic for our age, Beast and Man has helped change the way we think about ourselves and the world in which we live.
Prehistoric Man
Author: Sir Daniel WilsonPublisher: London : Macmillan
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 686
Book Description
Prehistoric man, researches into the origin of civilisation
Author: sir Daniel WilsonPrehistoric Man. Researches Into the Origin of Civilisation in the Old and the Newworld. 2. Ed
Author: Daniel WilsonIce Age Beasts
Author: Michael JayPublisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library
ISBN: 9781410900081
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Find out how animals lived, fought, and died during the Ice Age.
Prehistoric Man
Author: Daniel WilsonPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3375033664
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1862.