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Man is the only living creature who can
study himself and look for his own beginnings. The Emergence
of Man presents the fascinating story of this still
incomplete search.
In a comprehensive narrative that is dramatic
and authoritative, John Pfeiffer explores the dead and living
evidence of human evolution, from the first diggings to
the latest computer research and electrode-implantation
in living animals. He describes the investigation of fossilized
remains, stone tools, sites of ancient fires and dwelling
places, and assesses the latest studies of live chimpanzees,
baboons, monkeys -- and the human infant. He relates the
adventures and often controversial findings of scientist-detectives
such as Raymond Dart, the Leakeys, and many others, famous
and anonymous, who uncovered frauds and mistakes and found
missing links by courage, deduction, luck and sheer hard
work.
John Pfeiffer writes with clarity and authority
on all phases of the vast range of evolution, and The Emergence
of Man will inform and enthrall readers for many years to
come.
John E. Pfeiffer, who has recently joined
the staff of Livingstone College of Rutgers University as
professor of anthropology, was science director of CBS and
an editorial board member of Scientific American until
1950. Among his many awards are a Guggenheim Foundation
grant, a Fulbright Fellowship, and a Carnegie Corporation
grant which made possible the research for this book. Among
his other books are The Human Brain, From Galaxies
to Man, and The Search for Early Man.
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