The Wrong Ape for Early Human Origins
Author | : M. Kay Martin |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 245 |
Release | : 2023-04-11 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781666923889 |
ISBN-10 | : 1666923885 |
Rating | : 4/5 (85 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Wrong Ape for Early Human Origins by : M. Kay Martin
Download or read book The Wrong Ape for Early Human Origins written by M. Kay Martin and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-04-11 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wrong Ape for Early Human Origins highlights the pervasive impact of the chimpanzee referential model on paleoanthropological theory. This work suggests the need to re-imagine the last common ancestor of chimps and humans based on a more generalized Miocene ape platform and the reliance of early hominins on epigenesis and creative niche construction.