Publisher's black hardcover binding with pictorial dust jacket.
149pp. Illustrated.
Book and dust jacket in fine condition. No inscriptions. Binding tight.
'This book is the first to explore in depth the fossil and archaeological wealth of Sterkfontein and Swartkrans (which have together produced about 800 hominid specimens) in the UNESCO Cradle of Humankind World Heritage site, near to Johannesburg and Pretoria in South Africa. Combined with other sites such as Kromdraai and Drimolen, they have been pivotal in documenting the origin of our species (and of related hominids that did not survive through to modern times). It also tells us about the animals with which our earliest ancestors competed for survival and of the caverns and infills that preserved their skeletal and dental remains for millions of years.
The book is written by two authors whose scientific knowledge of the sites and of the controversial topic of man and his origins is unsurpassed. Not only visually beautiful and an absorbing introduction for the tourist or layman wishing to delve into our ancestral origins, this book will take you into the history of the exploration of our roots and the controversial question: where do we come from?
Packed with interesting images, diagrams and maps, it is not only a scientific reference book, but also a fascinating account of almost a century of discovery in, and a guide to, an area of South Africa that has not been commercially over-exploited.' - editor's note
- Jacket Condition: Fine
- Binding Condition: Fine
- Size: 32 x 26cm
