{"product_id":"the-world-from-beginnings-to-ian-tattersall-9780195167122","title":"The World from Beginnings to 4000 BCE","description":"To be human is to be curious. And one of the things we are most curious about is how we came to be who we are--how we evolved over millions of years to become creatures capable of inquiring into our own evolution. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this lively and readable introduction, renowned anthropologist Ian Tattersall thoroughly examines both fossil and archaeological records to trace human evolution from the earliest beginnings of our zoological family, Hominidae, through the appearance of \u003cem\u003eHomo sapiens\u003c\/em\u003e to the Agricultural Revolution. He begins with an accessible overview of evolutionary theory and then explores the major turning points in human evolution: the emergence of the genus \u003cem\u003eHomo\u003c\/em\u003e, the advantages of bipedalism, the birth of the big brain and symbolic thinking, Paleolithic and Neolithic tool making, and finally the enormously consequential shift from hunter-gatherer to agricultural societies 10,000 years ago. Focusing particularly on the pattern of events and innovations in human biological and cultural evolution, Tattersall offers illuminating commentary on a wide range of topics, including the earliest known artistic expressions, ancient burial rites, the beginnings of language, the likely causes of Neanderthal extinction, the relationship between agriculture and Christianity, and the still unsolved mysteries of human consciousness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eComplemented by a wealth of illustrations and written with the grace and accessibility for which Tattersall is widely admire, \u003cem\u003eThe World from Beginnings to 4000 BCE\u003c\/em\u003e invites us to take a closer look at the strange and distant beings who, over the course of millions of years, would become us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ian Tattersall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0195167120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195167122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.41w x 0.55d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/26\/2007 pg. 39","brand":"Ian Tattersall","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44054651011327,"sku":"9780195167122","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_935a0435-350a-49f2-96e1-ef2095ee38da.jpg?v=1685031191","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-world-from-beginnings-to-ian-tattersall-9780195167122","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}