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Homo Erectus: Pleistocene Evidence from the Middle Awash, Ethiopia Hardcover - 2008

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by W. Henry Gilbert (Editor); Berhane Asfaw (Editor)

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This volume, the first in a series devoted to the paleoanthropological resources of the Middle Awash Valley of Ethiopia, studies Homo erectus, a close relative of Homo sapiens. Written by a team of highly regarded scholars, this book provides the first detailed descriptions, photographs, and analysis of the fossil vertebrates--from elephants and hyenas to humans--from the Daka Member of the Bouri Formation of the Afar, a place renowned for an abundant and lengthy record of human ancestors. These fossils contribute to our understanding human evolution, and the associated fauna provide new information about the distribution and variability of Pleistocene mammals in eastern Africa. The contributors are all active researchers who worked on the paleontology and geology of these unique deposits. Here they have combined their disparate efforts into a single volume, making the original research results accessible to both the specialist and the general reader. The volume synthesizes environmental backdrop and anatomical detail to open an unparalleled window on the African Pleistocene and its inhabitants.

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"Reports on one of the most exciting finds in recent years and fills a major gap in the fossil record of human evolution. It is a major achievement which will be of interest to paleontologists, geologists, stratigraphers, as well as a broader readership of students, scholars, and lay persons interested in human evolution."--Eric Delson, Professor and Chair of Anthropology, Lehman College, City University of New York; and Research Associate, Department of Vertebrate Paleontology, American Museum of Natural History

"Certain to be an important, even a standard, resource for the investigation and interpretation of the evolution of humans."--John M. Harris, Chief Curator, George C. Page Museum

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Title Homo Erectus: Pleistocene Evidence from the Middle Awash, Ethiopia
Author W. Henry Gilbert (Editor); Berhane Asfaw (Editor)
Binding Hardcover
Edition First Printing
Pages 480
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher University of California Press, Berkeley
Date May 10, 2008
Illustrated Yes
ISBN 9780520251205 / 0520251202
Weight 3.5 lbs (1.59 kg)
Dimensions 10.3 x 8.4 x 1.6 in (26.16 x 21.34 x 4.06 cm)
Themes
- Aspects (Academic): Archaeological
- Cultural Region: Central Africa
- Cultural Region: East Africa
Library of Congress subjects Geology, Stratigraphic - Pleistocene, Paleontology - Pleistocene
Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007015647
Dewey Decimal Code 569.970

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Chronicle of Higher Education, 02/27/2009, Page 17

About the author

W. Henry Gilbert is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at California State University, East Bay, and is Assistant Researcher at the Human Evolution Research Center, University of California, Berkeley.
Berhane Asfaw is codirector of the Middle Awash research project and operates the Rift Valley Research Service in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.