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Born in Africa: The Quest for the Origins of Human Life (Record no. 7608)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781847392763
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 569.90
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Personal name Meredith, Martin
9 (RLIN) 382024
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Title Born in Africa: The Quest for the Origins of Human Life
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Place of publication, distribution, etc. United Kingdom;
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Simon & Schuster Ltd;
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 05 Jul 2012
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 256 Pages;
Other physical details Paperback
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Africa does not give up its secrets easily. Buried there lie answers about the origins of humankind and the dawn of civilisation. Through a century of archaeological investigation, scientists have transformed our understanding of the beginnings of human life, although vital clues still remain hidden. In Born in Africa, Martin Meredith follows the trail of discoveries about our human origins made by scientists over the last hundred years, as well as describing the history of scholarship in this incredibly exciting field. He relates the intense rivalries, personal feuds and fierce controversies that shaped the study and perception of Africa, and recounts the feats of skill and endurance that have illuminated thousands of years of human evolution. The results have been momentous. Scientists have identified more than twenty species of extinct humans and firmly established Africa as the birthplace not only of humankind, but also of our own species: homo sapiens, the modern human. Scientific study has revealed how early technology, language ability and artistic endeavour all originated in Africa, and scientists have shown how, in an exodus sixty thousand years ago, small groups of Africans left their birthplace to populate the rest of the world. We all have an African legacy, and in this fascinating and informative book Martin Meredith leads us back to the place where we have rediscovered our common human heritage.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Early man
9 (RLIN) 382025
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Popular science
9 (RLIN) 382026
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    Dewey Decimal Classification     Karachi Karachi Science 30/08/2016 1 569.90 PKLC024842 31/05/2019 30/08/2016 Book Adult and Young Adult 15-17   22/05/2019
Withdrawn   Dewey Decimal Classification     Lahore Lahore In Store 14/05/2016   569.90 PKLC003367 14/05/2016 14/05/2016 Book Adult and Young Adult 15-17 For Sale