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The Wisdom of the Bones: In Search of Human Origins (1996)

by Alan Walker, Pat Shipman, Pat Shipman

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A groundbreaking book concerning the excavation of Nariokotome Boy, which asserts, among other things, that Homo Erectus lacked language.
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The skeleton of a 1.8 million old Homo Erectus boy reveals the secrets of the lives of our very distant ancestors in the African savannah: what did they look like, what did they eat, could they speak, and more fascinating subjects such as these. Alan Walker is one of the scientists who have tried lovingly, painstakingly and with a great deal of attention to detail to reconsturct the life of this eleven year old boy.
PS A few years ago I stood eye to eye with this skeleton in the National Museum of Kenya in Nairobi. We were exactly the same height. ( )
2 vote AnnavanGelderen | Oct 16, 2008 |
Homo erectus > Kenya/Nariokotome Boy (Homo erectus)
  Budzul | Jun 1, 2008 |
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