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- Book Title
- Seven Skeletons : the Evolution of the World's Most Famous Human Fossils
- Item Length
- 9.3 in
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Genre
- Nature, Science, History
- Topic
- Civilization, Philosophy & Social Aspects, Life Sciences / Evolution, Paleontology, Fossils
- Item Width
- 6.4 in
- Item Weight
- 17.2 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
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An irresistible journey of discovery, science, history, and myth making, told through the lives and afterlives of seven famous human ancestors Over the last century, the search for human ancestors has spanned four continents and resulted in the discovery of hundreds of fossils. While most of these discoveries live quietly in museum collections, there are a few that have become world-renowned celebrity personas--ambassadors of science that speak to public audiences. In Seven Skeletons , historian of science Lydia Pyne explores how seven such famous fossils of our ancestors have the social cachet they enjoy today. Drawing from archives, museums, and interviews, Pyne builds a cultural history for each celebrity fossil--from its discovery to its afterlife in museum exhibits to its legacy in popular culture. These seven include the three-foot tall "hobbit" from Flores, the Neanderthal of La Chapelle, the Taung Child, the Piltdown Man hoax, Peking Man, Australopithecus sediba , and Lucy--each embraced and celebrated by generations, and vivid examples of how discoveries of how our ancestors have been received, remembered, and immortalized. With wit and insight, Pyne brings to life each fossil, and how it is described, put on display, and shared among scientific communities and the broader public. This fascinating, endlessly entertaining book puts the impact of paleoanthropology into new context, a reminder of how our past as a species continues to affect, in astounding ways, our present culture and imagination.
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Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0525429859
ISBN-13
9780525429852
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219193229
Product Key Features
Book Title
Seven Skeletons : the Evolution of the World's Most Famous Human Fossils
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Civilization, Philosophy & Social Aspects, Life Sciences / Evolution, Paleontology, Fossils
Publication Year
2016
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Nature, Science, History
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Height
1 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Item Weight
17.2 Oz
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Trade
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Gn282.P96 2016
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Praise for THE LAST LOST WORLD "Daughter-and-father historians of science pretty fully justify their profession in this brilliant explanation of the most recent geological epoch [...] For science mavens of a philosophical bent, this may be the book of the year, a font of knowledge and, what's more and better, intellectual exercise." -- Booklist "Written in clear, supple prose, this title will interest historians, anthropologists, and anyone fascinated by the Ice Ages, human evolution, and the history of science and culture." -- Library Journal "Lasting from about 3 million to 10,000 years ago, the Pleistocene is both a geological epoch and an idea, write science historians Stephen Pyne ( Voyager: Exploration, Space, and the Third Great Age of Discovery , 2011, etc.) and his daughter Lydia, who proceed to deliver a perceptive account of both." -- Kirkus Reviews "[Pyne] and his daughter dig right into the subject of the tumultuous, fascinating Pleistocene and do [...] a lively, bang-up job of it." -- Open Letters Monthly, "Describing human evolution through accounts of fossils that became media events might seem a publicity ploy, but science journalist Pyne pulls it off. [Pyne] casts her net... widely, adding captivating accounts of how each discovery fascinated the mass media and entered literature and popular culture."-- Kirkus Reviews (starred) "Highly readable and an excellent title for armchair explorers with dreams of their own history-making discoveries."-- Booklist "Impressively blends the humanities and science to greatly enrich both."-- Publishers Weekly "Ever wondered how we got here, and how we think we know? Lydia Pyne takes us on a grand romp through some high (and low) points of the scientific discovery and cultural interpretation of the human fossil record, and along the way shows just how intimately the two are intertwined."-- Ian Tattersall, author of The Strange Case of the Rickety Cossack and Other Cautionary Tales from Human Evolution "How and why do some important fossils become famous and others do not? Seven Skeletons is a story about science, but also its impact in popular culture... remind[ing] us that context matters in shaping how we think about science and the past."-- Samuel J. Redman, author of Bone Rooms: From Scientific Racism to Human Prehistory in Museums "As lively and readable as it is informative and instructive. By framing her account around the intimate history of seven individual hominid fossils, Pyne shows that paleoanthropology is about far more than dead and dry bones."-- Lukas Rieppel, Assistant Professor of History, Brown University "A skilled historian and a lively, colorful writer, Lydia Pyne takes us beyond the headlines and into the archives, revealing intimate details of scientific investigation, discovery, marketing, and myth-making in the stories of seven of the best-known human fossils. Seven Skeletons is a sprightly, informative page-turner with a deeper message: the strange careers of human remains have much to tell us about how we use science to understand what it means to be human."-- Nathaniel Comfort, Professor of the History of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, " Seven Skeletons is not simply a mixtape of paleoanthropology's greatest hits. Instead, Ms. Pyne uses each celebrity fossil as a springboard to ask why these particular fossils have captured our attention.... [A]n important reminder that we are a self-obsessed species that loves a good hero story."-- Brian Switek, The Wall Street Journal "[Pyne's] selections highlight the different ways a fossil can achieve celebrity status. Catchy nicknames, media attention, unusual circumstances surrounding a discovery and even scandals can help.... The book provides plenty of interesting backstory for each fossil.... [A] peek at how the field of paleoanthropology itself has evolved over the last century."-- Science News "Describing human evolution through accounts of fossils that became media events might seem a publicity ploy, but science journalist Pyne pulls it off. [Pyne] casts her net... widely, adding captivating accounts of how each discovery fascinated the mass media and entered literature and popular culture."-- Kirkus Reviews (starred) "Highly readable and an excellent title for armchair explorers with dreams of their own history-making discoveries."-- Booklist "Impressively blends the humanities and science to greatly enrich both."-- Publishers Weekly "Ever wondered how we got here, and how we think we know? Lydia Pyne takes us on a grand romp through some high (and low) points of the scientific discovery and cultural interpretation of the human fossil record, and along the way shows just how intimately the two are intertwined."-- Ian Tattersall, author of The Strange Case of the Rickety Cossack and Other Cautionary Tales from Human Evolution "How and why do some important fossils become famous and others do not? Seven Skeletons is a story about science, but also its impact in popular culture... remind[ing] us that context matters in shaping how we think about science and the past."-- Samuel J. Redman, author of Bone Rooms: From Scientific Racism to Human Prehistory in Museums "As lively and readable as it is informative and instructive. By framing her account around the intimate history of seven individual hominid fossils, Pyne shows that paleoanthropology is about far more than dead and dry bones."-- Lukas Rieppel, Assistant Professor of History, Brown University "A skilled historian and a lively, colorful writer, Lydia Pyne takes us beyond the headlines and into the archives, revealing intimate details of scientific investigation, discovery, marketing, and myth-making in the stories of seven of the best-known human fossils. Seven Skeletons is a sprightly, informative page-turner with a deeper message: the strange careers of human remains have much to tell us about how we use science to understand what it means to be human."-- Nathaniel Comfort, Professor of the History of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University
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2016
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2016-008398
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