The Resource Masters of the planet : seeking the origins of human singularity, Ian Tattersall
Masters of the planet : seeking the origins of human singularity, Ian Tattersall
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The item Masters of the planet : seeking the origins of human singularity, Ian Tattersall represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Memorial Hall Library.
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- Summary
- "When homo sapiens made their entrance 100,000 years ago they were confronted by a wide range of other early humans--homo erectus, who walked better and used fire; homo habilis who used tools; and of course the Neanderthals, who were brawny and strong. But shortly after their arrival, something happened that vaulted the species forward and made them the indisputable masters of the planet. This book is devoted to revealing just what that difference is. It explores how the physical traits and cognitive ability of homo sapiens distanced them from the rest of nature. Even more importantly, Masters of the Planet looks at how our early ancestors acquired these superior abilities; it shows that their strange and unprecedented mental facility is not, as most of us were taught, simply a basic competence that was refined over unimaginable eons by natural selection. Instead, it is an emergent capacity that was acquired quite recently and changed the world definitively"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xxii, 266 pages
- Contents
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- Ancient origins
- The rise of the bipedal apes
- Early hominid lifestyles and the interior world
- Australopith variety
- Striding out
- Life on the savanna
- Out of Africa-- and back
- The first cosmopolitan hominid
- Ice ages and early Europeans
- Who were the Neanderthals?
- Archaic and modern
- Enigmatic arrival
- The origin of symbolic behavior
- In the beginning was the word
- Isbn
- 9780230108752
- Label
- Masters of the planet : seeking the origins of human singularity
- Title
- Masters of the planet
- Title remainder
- seeking the origins of human singularity
- Statement of responsibility
- Ian Tattersall
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "When homo sapiens made their entrance 100,000 years ago they were confronted by a wide range of other early humans--homo erectus, who walked better and used fire; homo habilis who used tools; and of course the Neanderthals, who were brawny and strong. But shortly after their arrival, something happened that vaulted the species forward and made them the indisputable masters of the planet. This book is devoted to revealing just what that difference is. It explores how the physical traits and cognitive ability of homo sapiens distanced them from the rest of nature. Even more importantly, Masters of the Planet looks at how our early ancestors acquired these superior abilities; it shows that their strange and unprecedented mental facility is not, as most of us were taught, simply a basic competence that was refined over unimaginable eons by natural selection. Instead, it is an emergent capacity that was acquired quite recently and changed the world definitively"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Tattersall, Ian
- Dewey number
- 599.93/8
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- GN281
- LC item number
- .T364 2012
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Human beings
- Human evolution
- Evolutionary psychology
- SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution
- SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology
- Label
- Masters of the planet : seeking the origins of human singularity, Ian Tattersall
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Ancient origins -- The rise of the bipedal apes -- Early hominid lifestyles and the interior world -- Australopith variety -- Striding out -- Life on the savanna -- Out of Africa-- and back -- The first cosmopolitan hominid -- Ice ages and early Europeans -- Who were the Neanderthals? -- Archaic and modern -- Enigmatic arrival -- The origin of symbolic behavior -- In the beginning was the word
- Control code
- 1324439
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- xxii, 266 pages
- Isbn
- 9780230108752
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2011034415
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) 1324439
- (OCoLC)733231407
- Label
- Masters of the planet : seeking the origins of human singularity, Ian Tattersall
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Ancient origins -- The rise of the bipedal apes -- Early hominid lifestyles and the interior world -- Australopith variety -- Striding out -- Life on the savanna -- Out of Africa-- and back -- The first cosmopolitan hominid -- Ice ages and early Europeans -- Who were the Neanderthals? -- Archaic and modern -- Enigmatic arrival -- The origin of symbolic behavior -- In the beginning was the word
- Control code
- 1324439
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- xxii, 266 pages
- Isbn
- 9780230108752
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2011034415
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1324439
- (OCoLC)733231407
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