Publisher's Synopsis
From Lucy to Language provides an accessible and up-to-date presentation of the evidence for human evolution: the fossils, artifacts and artwork that paleoanthropologists and archaeologists have discovered and debated during the past century and a half. Produced by a collaboration of scientific, photographic and journalistic talent, this visually stunning and intellectually satisfying volume is valued by professional and armchair anthropologists alike. From Lucy to Language showcases the specimens behind the science of paleoanthropology. The 200 colour illustrations, including many reproduced at actual size, feature the most significant early human skulls and other original fossils and artifacts.THE AUTHORS
