Lucy's Child: The Discovery of a Human Ancestor

by Donald C. Johanson

Book Overview

Don Johanson discovered Lucy, the most famous and one of the most complete of hominid remains, in 1974. His controversial interpretation of the remains as representing an ancestor to all subsequent... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0380712342
• ISBN13: 9780380712342
• Release Date: October 1990
• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Excellent document on paleoanthropology at work

The authors give a detailed view not only of an incredible discovery but also of the way paleoanthropologists work: months of back breaking effort often yielding nothing. The history of the science is explored, controversies and disputes well explained. This book inspired me to explore the topic further