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Lucy, the beginnings of humankind [paperback] Johanson, Donald C [Jan 01, 1982] …
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When Donald Johanson found a partial skeleton, approximately 3.5 million years old, in a remote region of Ethiopia in 1974, a headline-making controversy was launched that continues on today.
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Science writer Maitland Edey lives in New York City and Martha's Vineyard.
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Lucy, the beginnings of humankind
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LUCY: The Beginnings of Humankind
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Softcover. Condition: Very Good. When Donald Johanson found a partical skeleton, approximately 3.5 million years old, in a remote region of Ethiopia in 1974, a headline-making controversy was launched that continues on today. Bursting with all the suspense and intrigue of a fast paced adventure novel, here is Johanson?s lively account of the extraordinary discovery of ?Lucy.? By expounding the controversial change Lucy makes in our view of human origins, Johanson provides a vivid, behind-the-scenes account of the history of pealeoanthropology and the colorful, eccentric characters who were and are a part of it. Never before have the mystery and intricacy of our origins been so clearly and compellingly explained as in this astonighing and dramatic book. Seller Inventory # SKU2010025522
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Light, Gene - Cover Design (illustrator). First Printing. 409 Pages Indexed. This the May is the 1982 first printing. Previous owner's name and date on the half title page. Lucy is a tiny lady three feet tall, 60 pounds light and 3.5 million years old. The oldest, most complete skeleton of any erect walking human ancestor ever found. Donald Johanson discovered her in Ethiopia in 1974 and set the world of anthropology on its ear. He and Maitland Edey tell you all about it with startling candor and irrepressible zest. Seller Inventory # 22234