A leading researcher on human evolution proposes a new and
controversial theory of how our species came to be
In this groundbreaking and engaging work of science,
world-renowned paleoanthropologist Chris Stringer sets out a new
theory of humanity's origin, challenging both the multiregionalists
(who hold that modern humans developed from ancient ancestors in
different parts of the world) and his own "out of Africa" theory,
which maintains that humans emerged rapidly in one small part of
Africa and then spread to replace all other humans within and
outside the continent. Stringer's new theory, based on
archeological and genetic evidence, holds that distinct humans
coexisted and competed across the African continent--exchanging
genes, tools, and behavioral strategies.
Stringer draws on analyses of old and new fossils from around
the world, DNA studies of Neanderthals (using the full genome map)
and other species, and recent archeological digs to unveil his new
theory. He shows how the most sensational recent fossil findings
fit with his model, and he questions previous concepts (including
his own) of modernity and how it evolved.
"Lone Survivors" is the definitive account of who and what we
were, and will change perceptions about our origins and about what
it means to be human.
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