The first human : the race to discover our earliest ancestors /
Gibbons, Ann.
New York ; London : Doubleday,
c2006.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-294) and index.
Map: the cradle of humanity -- "First Human" fossil finds by year -- Time line: the human family -- The fossil hunters -- African trailblazers -- Continental divide -- The early ancestor -- Drawing bloodlines -- Lucy, the late ancestor -- Defining humans -- Banishment -- The lady of the lake -- A view from afar -- The root ape -- West side story -- Turf wars -- Toeing the line -- Millennium man -- Toumai -- Bones of contention -- Habitat for humanity.
Fossil hominids.
Human evolution.