Before the dawn
Subtitle: recovering the lost history of our ancestors
By: Nicholas Wade
Publisher: Penguin Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9781594200793
Subjects: Soziale Evolution; Evolution; Évolution sociale; Évolution; Kulturelle Evolution; Social evolution; Human evolution; Menschheit; Homme
Description: A history of humanity's ancient ancestry draws on ground-breaking scientific findings to offer insight into such debated issues as the evolution of language and race, the domestication of companion animals, and the defeat of the Neanderthals.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-296) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1.; title: Genetics & genesis -- -- 2.; title: Metamorphosis -- -- 3.; title: First words -- -- 4.; title: Eden -- -- 5.; title: Exodus -- -- 6.; title: Stasis -- -- 7.; title: Settlement -- -- 8.; title: Sociality -- -- 9.; title: Race -- -- 10.; title: Language -- -- 11.; title: History -- -- 12.; title: Evolution --; title: Notes --; title: Acknowledgments --; title: Credits --; title: Index --; title: About the author.