One of the most important controversies about human evolution and expansion is when and by what route the first hominids arrived in Europe from the African continent. Now, geological dating techniques ...

Introduction -- Primates -- Prosimians -- New World Monkeys -- Old World Monkeys and Apes -- The Gibbons and Siamangs -- The Great Apes -- Dryopithecines -- Hominid Adaptations -- The Dental Apparatus ...

Lake Turkana in northern Kenya is often called the cradle of humankind. Home to some of the earliest hominids, its fossil-rich basin has helped scientists piece together the story of human evolution.

Foreword / J. Francis Thackeray -- 1. African genesis : an evolving paradigm / Sally C. Reynolds ; 2. Academic genealogy / Peter S. Ungar and Phillip V. Tobias -- pt. 1. In search of origins : ...