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Author:

Klein, Richard G.

Title:

The dawn of human culture / Richard G. Klein with Blake Edgar.

Publisher:

Wiley,

Copyright Date:

c2002

Description:

288 p. : ill. ;; 25 cm.

Subject:

Evolution.
Hominidae.
Anthropology, Cultural.
Human evolution.
Culture--Origin.
Homme--Évolution.
Culture--Origines.
Cultuur.
Evolutie.
Mensen.

Other Authors:

Edgar, Blake.

Notes:

"A Peter N. Nevraumont book." Includes bibliographical references (p. [278]-283) and index.

Contents:

Dawn at twilight cave -- Bipedal apes -- The world's oldest whodunit -- The first true humans -- Humanity branches out -- Neanderthals out on a limb -- Body before behavior -- Nurture or nature before the dawn? -- Placing ancient sites in time.

Summary:

The abrupt emergence of human culture over a stunningly short period some 50,000 years ago, including the appearance of music, ornamentation, and burial of the dead, and often called the "big bang" of human consciousness, continues to be one of the great enigmas of human evolution. In this book, a major anthropologist introduces a new theory, reexamining the archaeological evidence and bringing in new discoveries in the study of the human brain which detail the changes that enabled humans to think and behave in far more sophisticated ways than before.

ISBN:

0471252522
9780471252528

LCCN:

2002277680

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

UDAX314 -- Charles C. Myers Library (Dubuque)

VFPB334 -- Elgin Public Library (Elgin)

N2AX314 -- Divine Word College - Matthew Jacoby Library (Epworth)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

IBAX173 -- North Iowa Area Community College Library (Mason City)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)