Juan Luis Arsuaga and Ignacio Martínez ; translated by Rachel Gomme ; illustrations by Mauricio Antón
English ed
viii, 284 pages :
illustrations, maps ;
23 cm
"Originally published in 1997 by Temas de Hoy as La especie eligida"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-274) and index
Part I: Children of Africa. Basic principles of evolutionary theory -- We the primates -- Climate and evolution -- The origin of humanity -- The bipedal chimpanzee -- Paranthropus : hominids of the open plains -- A new kind of hominid -- The evolution of the brain -- Teeth, guts, hands, brain -- Development -- Social intelligence. Part II: A new home. New locations for human evolution -- The Neanderthals -- The origins of modern humanity : the fossil evidence -- The origins of modern humanity : the genetic -- The origins of human language -- The meaning of evolution