Lone survivors : how we came to be the only humans on earth

Stringer, Chris 1947- (Author). Stringer, Chris 1947- Origin of our species. (Added Author).

Summary: Outlines a reassessment of human evolution that draws on recent fossil findings and challenges current theories to say that humans coexisted and competed across the African continent while exchanging genes, tools, and behaviors.

Record details

ISBN: 9781250023308
ISBN: 1250023300
Physical Description: print
xii, 320 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
Edition: 1st St. Martin's Griffin ed.
Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Griffin, ©2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally published: The origin of our species. London : Allen Lane, ©2011.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-302) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	The big questions -- Unlocking the past -- What lies beneath -- Finding the way forward -- Behaving in a modern way : mind reading and symbols -- Behaving in a modern way : technology and lifeways -- Genes and DNA -- Making a modern human -- The past and future evolution of our species.