The Five-Million-Year Odyssey: The Human Journey from Ape to Agriculture

by Peter Bellwood

Book Overview

The epic story of human evolution, from our primate beginnings more than five million years ago to the agricultural era Over the course of five million years, our primate ancestors evolved from a modest population of sub-Saharan apes into the globally dominant species Homo sapiens . Along the way, humans became incredibly diverse in appearance, language, and culture. How did all of this happen? In The Five-Million-Year Odyssey , Peter Bellwood synthesizes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691197571
• ISBN13: 9780691197579
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.5"