The Chosen Species: The Long March Of Human Evolution
The Chosen Species: The Long March Of Human Evolution
By Juan Luis Arsuaga, Mauricio Anton, Ignacio Martinez
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Number Of Pages: 284
Publication Date: 2005-09-22
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1405115327
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781405115322
Binding: Hardcover
Is modern man the logical conclusion of a long evolutionary journey? or are humans merely an evolutionary accident? The Chosen Species answers these and many other questions about our origins.
Authors Juan Luis Arsuaga and Ignacio MartÃnez are world-renowned paleoanthropologists and co-directors of the excavations at Atapuerca---a World Heritage Site and Europeâ ™s oldest known burial site---where their team discovered a new human species, homo antecessor. Their work has changed the way we see human evolution. Here, the authors draw on their rich experience to provide a fascinating account of our origins. They reconstruct the sequence of events, give an account of how, when, and why man evolved, and draw conclusions based on verifiable facts and well-founded argument. The Chosen Species combines scientific rigor with a spellbinding style that will grip readers as they follow the tale to its end.
Summary: Based on new-Darwinism Theories
Rating: 5
It is all but impossible for us to believe that we live in anything but a Homo-centric world. Even the most ardent supporter of evolution tends to think of us as being the last of a long, long line of development. But even with that, there's a general feeling that we are the best and the brightest, hence the title.
This book traces human evolution beginning with the primates and covers the differences between the 300 or so other members and the humans. The book is based on the so called neo-Darwinism theory that began to be developed in the 1940's. This theory combines traditional Darwinian theory with more recent advances in genetics and other areas of biology.
This is a beautiful book on just how we came to be. A being here on earth, evolved from our ancestors, but helped along a little by the active role of living organisms in our own evolution. The book is written by two world-renowned paleoanthropologists from the University of Madrid.
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