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The world from beginnings to 4000 BCE
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The world from beginnings to 4000 BCE

by Ian Tattersall

This introduction to human evolution examines fossil and archaeological records from the earliest hominids to the Agricultural Revolution, tracing key biological and cultural developments such as bipedalism, symbolic thought, and the transition to farming.

Accession 2473 ISBN 9780195167122 Publisher Oxford University Press
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