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What Does It Mean to Be Human? Official Companion Book to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History's David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins

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ISBN-10: 1426206062

ISBN-13: 9781426206061

Edition: 2010

Authors: Richard Potts, Christopher Sloan

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This generously illustrated book tells the story of the human family, showing how our species' physical traits and behaviors evolved over millions of years as our ancestors adapted to dramatic environmental changes. InWhat Does It Means to Be Human?Rick Potts, director of the Smithsonian's Human Origins Program, and Chris Sloan, National Geographic's paleoanthropolgy expert, delve into our distant past to explain when, why, and how we acquired the unique biological and cultural qualities that govern our most fundamental connections and interactions with other people and with the natural world. Drawing on the latest research, they conclude that we are the last survivors of a once-diverse…    
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Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Publication date: 3/9/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 9.17" wide x 10.91" long x 0.51" tall
Weight: 1.584
Language: English