Research Catalog

Title

The bone readers : science and politics in human origins research / Claudio Tuniz, Richard Gillespie, Cheryl Jones.

Author

Tuniz, C. (Claudio)

Publication

Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press, c2009.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Gillespie, Richard
• Jones, Cheryl

Description

viii, 256 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), 1 col. map; 23 cm.

Summary

"The Bone Readers are a dedicated group of scholars who study the earliest human remains, their chemistry and DNA, their extinct floral and faunal contemporaries, and the geologic layers in which they were found. Their research leads them to theories about modern human origins that continually challenge conventional wisdom and cherished beliefs— about “Eve ,” Neanderthals, “hobbits,” and the Bering Straits, among others. Two leading Bone Readers and a science writer have penned a literate, authoritative summary of the current questions and the minefield of academic politics that surround it. Ideal for students in human origins or biological anthropology courses, and a delightful read."--

Alternative Title

Science and politics in human origins research

Subject

• Aboriginal Australians > Antiquities
• Prehistoric peoples > Australia
• Accelerator mass spectrometry > Australia > History
• Radioactive dating > Australia

Genre/Form

History

Note

• Originally published in Australia: The bone readers : atoms, genes and the politics of Australia's deep past. Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2009.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-245) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Junette -- Landfall. Timelords and god-scientists ; Heat and light ; Mungo Lady gets date ; Stairway to heaven -- Extinction. The melée ; Inside Geny's eggshell ; Frank the Diprotodon ; Silicon beasts ; New world order ; Blast from the past ; Bison ; Cosmic impact ; Cool science, hot politics ; Extinction science -- Origins. Gene wars ; Roots ; Hobbit ; Neanderthal ; 'Vampire' project ; Back to country -- Epilogue.

ISBN

• 9781598744750 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 1598744755 (pbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC

• 424558226
• SCSB-11935803

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library