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A Pocket History of Human Evolution: How We Became Sapiens
Why aren’t we more like other apes? How did we win the evolutionary race? Find out how “wise” Homo sapiens really are. Prehistory has never been more exciting: New discoveries are overturning long-held theories left and right. Stone tools in Australia date back 65,000 years—a time when, we once thought, the first Sapiens had barely left Africa. DNA sequencing has unearthed a new hominid group—the Denisovans—and confirmed that crossbreeding with them (and Neanderthals) made Homo sapiens who we are today. A Pocket History of Human Evolution brings us up-to-date on the exploits of all our ancient relatives. Paleoanthropologist Silvana Condemi and science journalist François Savatier consider what accelerated our evolution: Was it tools, our “large” brains, language, empathy, or something else entirely? And why are we the sole survivors among many early bipedal humans? Their conclusions reveal the various ways ancient humans live on today—from gossip as modern “grooming” to our gendered division of labor—and what the future might hold for our strange and unique species.
Summary of Silvana Condemi & François Savatier's A Pocket History of Human Evolution
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 Humans are classified as a genus, or group, of animal species called Homo. We are also classified as sapiens, which means wise. We are the only existing human form. #2 The hominid family includes humans, bonobos, chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans. We have discovered many fossils of prehuman ancestors, such as Ardipithecus, Paranthropus, and Australopithecus, which are more closely related to us than they are to chimpanzees. #3 The hominin family tree actually looks more like a bush, which shows that hominins passed through a series of significant evolutionary stages, periods during which several related species possessed nearly the same body type and lifestyles. #4 The first stage in the evolution of human bipedalism was the transition from arboreal quadruped to imperfect bipedalism, meaning that these hominins were capable of walking on two legs but still remained arboreal.
Continuity and Discontinuity in the Peopling of Europe
Since the Western world first became aware of the existence of Neanderthals, this Pleistocene human has been a regular focus of interest among specialists and also among the general public. In fact, we know far more about Neanderthals than we do about any other extinct human population. Furthermore, over the past 150 years no other palaeospecies has been such a constant source of discussion and fierce debate among palaeoanthropologists and archaeologists. This book presents the status of our knowledge as well as the methods and techniques used to study this extinct population and it suggests perspectives for future research.
Neanderthal Lifeways, Subsistence and Technology
The 150th anniversary of the discovery of the famous Neanderthal fossils gave reason for an international and interdisciplinary symposium in Bonn/Germany. The present book arose from this congress and focuses on multiple aspects of archaeological investigation on Neanderthal lifeways. In-depth studies of top-ranking scientists provide a detailed and comprehensive survey of contemporary research on our Pleistocene relatives. Examinations and debates are embedded in a variety of regions and time frames. Chronology, subsistence, land use, and cultural adaptations among late Neanderthals form the major trajectories of the book. The wide range of approaches involved, leads to an increasing understanding of the facets of and the variability of Neanderthal behavioural patterns. The present volume is complemented by a paleontologically orientated publication of the same congress (edited by Gerd-Christian Weniger and Silvana Condemi).
Néandertal, mon frère. 300 000 ans d'histoire de l'homme
Qui était Néandertal ? Un singe repoussant ou un roux à la peau diaphane ? Un charognard ou un chasseur génial qui maîtrisait le langage et vénérait déjà ses morts ? Et se pourrait-il qu’il soit encore parmi nous ? La génétique l’avait annoncé, la paléoanthropologie le confirme : Homo neanderthalensis et Homo sapiens ont mélangé leurs cultures, mais aussi leurs gènes sur le même territoire européen, et ce pendant au moins 5 000 ans. Néandertal serait donc le frère d’Homo sapiens, et non son cousin éloigné, comme on l’a longtemps pensé. Bouleversée par l’apparition de méthodes de recherche inédites, notre histoire ancienne se récrit très vite et nous réserve des surprises de taille. Dans cette passionnante enquête, les auteurs dressent le portrait le plus actuel de notre étrange ancêtre et passent en revue les multiples hypothèses qui pourraient expliquer sa disparition. Car mieux connaître notre frère Néandertal, c’est en savoir beaucoup plus sur nous-mêmes.
Continuity and Discontinuity in the Peopling of Europe
Since the Western world first became aware of the existence of Neanderthals, this Pleistocene human has been a regular focus of interest among specialists and also among the general public. In fact, we know far more about Neanderthals than we do about any other extinct human population. Furthermore, over the past 150 years no other palaeospecies has been such a constant source of discussion and fierce debate among palaeoanthropologists and archaeologists. This book presents the status of our knowledge as well as the methods and techniques used to study this extinct population and it suggests perspectives for future research.
Néandertal, mon frère
Les amants de Vérone version préhistorique... C’est ainsi qu’en 2013 la presse saluait la découverte majeure de l’auteure : l’identification du premier os appartenant à un métis de père sapiens et de mère néandertalienne. La génétique l’avait annoncé, la paléoanthropologie le confirmait : Homo neanderthalensis et Homo sapiens ont mélangé leurs cultures, mais aussi leurs gènes sur le même territoire européen, et ce pendant plus de 5 000 ans. Mais alors qui est Néandertal ? Moins un singe repoussant qu’un roux à la peau diaphane ? Moins un charognard qu’un chasseur génial qui maîtrisait le langage et vénérait déjà ses morts ? Se pourrait-il qu’il soit encore parmi nous ? Bouleversée par l’irruption de méthodes inédites, notre histoire ancienne se récrit très vite, avec des surprises de taille. Dans cette passionnante enquête, les auteurs dressent le portrait le plus actuel de notre étrange ancêtre et passent en revue les multiples hypothèses sur sa disparition présumée. Ce faisant, ils posent la question de notre « réussite » évolutive, au vu de la terrible empreinte que nous laissons sur tout ce qui nous entoure.
Dernières nouvelles de Sapiens
Homo sapiens est décidément une drôle d’espèce. On le pensait apparu quelque part en Afrique de l’Est il y a 200 000 ans, et voilà qu’on détecte sa présence bien plus tôt, et sur tout le continent. On le croyait sorti de son berceau il y a 80 000 ans, jusqu’à ce qu’on découvre, en Chine, des fossiles beaucoup plus anciens. Pire, ou mieux, comme on voudra : la génétique a montré qu’il y a peu, nous partagions cette planète avec d’autres espèces humaines désormais disparues et avec lesquelles nous nous sommes métissés ! C’est dire l’urgence de faire le point sur nos ancêtres et d’écouter les dernières nouvelles de Sapiens. Des australopithèques au Néolithique, les auteurs nous content la fascinante saga d’un étrange primate, à jamais transformé par l’évolution et par notre bien le plus précieux : la culture.
Neandertal, nosso irmão
Romeu e Julieta em versão pré-histórica... Foi assim que, em 2013, a imprensa saudou a grande descoberta da pesquisadora Silvana Condemi: a identificação do primeiro osso pertencente a um mestiço de pai sapiens e mãe neandertal. A genética tinha anunciado, e a paleoantropologia confirmou: Homo neanderthalensis e Homo sapiens misturaram suas culturas, mas também seus genes, no mesmo território europeu – e isso por mais de 5.000 anos. Mas, então, quem é o homem de Neandertal? Um macaco ou um ruivo de pele clara? Um carniceiro ou um caçador genial que dominava a linguagem e reverenciava seus mortos? É possível que ele ainda esteja entre nós? Transformada radicalmente pela irrupção de métodos inéditos, nossa pré-história se reescreve muito rápido, trazendo enormes surpresas. Nesta investigação apaixonante, os autores traçam o retrato mais atual de nosso estranho ancestral, passando em revista as diversas hipóteses sobre seu suposto desaparecimento. Com isso, reabrem a questão de nosso "êxito" evolutivo, tendo em vista a terrível marca que deixamos sobre tudo aquilo que nos rodeia.
Unseen Beings
A revolutionary perspective on the climate catastrophe bridging history, philosophy, science, and religion. You’ve heard the hard-hitting data and you’ve seen the documentaries. But what will it truly take for humanity to change? We will not tackle the climate catastrophe with data alone – we need new stories and new ways of seeing and thinking. By drawing on traditional eco-philosophies and Buddhist wisdom, Erik Jampa Andersson offers an approach to our environmental emergency that will make us rethink the very nature of our existence on this incredible planet. Looking at the climate catastrophe through the framework of disease, Unseen Beings examines our ecological diagnosis, its his...
