Skull in the Rock How a Scientist, a Boy, and Google Earth Opened a New Window on Human Origins

Name: Skull in the Rock How a Scientist, a Boy, and Google Earth Opened a New Window on Human Origins
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ISBN: 9781426310102

ISBN-10: 1426310102

ISBN-13: 9781426310102

Edition: 2012

Authors: Marc Aronson, Lee Berger, National Geographic Kids

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In 2008, Professor Lee Berger--with the help of his curious 9-year-old son--discovered two remarkably well preserved, two-million-year-old fossils of an adult female and young male, known asAustralopithecus sediba;a previously unknown species of ape-like creatures that may have been a direct ancestor of modern humans. This discovery of has been hailed as one of the most important archaeological discoveries in history. The fossils reveal what may be one of humankind's oldest ancestors.Berger believes the skeletons they found on the Malapa site in South Africa could be the "Rosetta stone that unlocks our understanding of the genus Homo" and may just redesign the human family tree.Berger, an…

Book details

List price: $21.50
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Disney Publishing Worldwide
Publication date: 10/23/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 64
Size: 8.90" wide x 11.14" long x 0.47" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English