Download or read book Human Origins written by John R. Durant and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1989 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, studies in several overlapping fields have enlarged our understanding of human origins. This book brings together essays by leading archaeologists, anthropologists, biologists, and paleontologists to provide a vivid portrait of what is currently known about the evolution of our species. The contributors include the Oxford biologist Richard Dawkins, the molecular biologist Alec Jeffreys, and Richard Leakey, Director of the National Museum of Kenya. Among the topics discussed are the lifestyle of our early ancestors, the evolution of human intelligence, the nature and significance of human purpose. Human Origins is an accessible and authoritative guide to contemporary scientific views of human evolution, providing a detailed account of the emergence of hominids from the world of apes.