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Born in Africa: The Quest for the Origins of Human Life
By Martin Meredith
Public Affairs | May 2011 | ISBN-10: 1586486632 | EPUB/MOBI/LIT/PDF | 26.9 MB
http://www.amazon.com/Born-Africa-Quest-Origins-Human/dp/B006CDE3DY

Africa does not give up its secrets easily. Buried there lie answers about the origins of humankind. After a century of investigation, scientists have transformed our understanding about the beginnings of human life. But vital clues still remain hidden.
In Born in Africa, Martin Meredith follows the trail of discoveries about human origins made by scientists over the last hundred years, recounting their intense rivalry, personal feuds, and fierce controversies as well as their feats of skill and endurance.
The results have been momentous. Scientists have identified more than twenty species of extinct humans. They have firmly established Africa as the birthplace not only of humankind but also of modern humans. They have revealed how early technology, language ability, and artistic endeavour all originated in Africa and they have shown how small groups of Africans spread out from Africa in an exodus sixty thousand years ago to populate the rest of the world. We have all inherited an African past.

Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
PART ONE
CHAPTER 1 - THE VALLEY OF WILD SISAL
CHAPTER 2 - DART’S CHILD
CHAPTER 3 - BROOM’S TRIUMPH
CHAPTER 4 - WHITE AFRICAN
CHAPTER 5 - DEAR BOY
CHAPTER 6 - HANDY MAN
CHAPTER 7 - KOOBI FORA
CHAPTER 8 - HADAR
CHAPTER 9 - LAETOLI
CHAPTER 10 - BONES OF CONTENTION
CHAPTER 11 - TURKANA BOY
CHAPTER 12 - A DANCE THROUGH TIME
CHAPTER 13 - NEW FRONTIERS
CHAPTER 14 - LITTLE FOOT
PART TWO
CHAPTER 15 - PROTOTYPES
CHAPTER 16 - PIONEERS
CHAPTER 17 - SAPIENS
CHAPTER 18 - EXODUS
Glossary
Notes on Sources
Selected Bibliography
Index