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Publication
Viking (1989), Paperback, 318 pages
Description
The story of Johanson's major paleoanthropological discovery at Olduvai Gorge in July 1986.
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LibraryThing member unclebob53703
The discovery in this book is not in the same league as the original, but it's still a well told story, and a good explanation of the growing interdisciplinary nature of the study of human origins.
LibraryThing member jerry-book
This is about anthropology, first man, and human ancestors. It also discusses the battles between famous paleoanthropologists such as Tim White, the Leakeys, Donald Johanson, Desmond Clark, Raymond Dart, etc.
LibraryThing member antiquary
This book is a sequel to the famous Lucy which described finding an early hominid that challenged the then orthodoxy about human origins. In this book Johanson goes back to Olduvai Gorge and finds another specimen (less sensational), and takes the opportunity to review changes in the thinking in
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Original publication date
1989
Physical description
318 p.; 9.3 inches
ISBN
0688064922 / 9780688064921