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Human beginnings in South Africa : uncovering the secrets of the Stone Age /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Deacon, H. J.
Other Authors: Deacon, Janette
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Walnut Creek, CA : Altamira Press, 1999.
Subjects:
Human evolution.
Human beings > South Africa.
Prehistoric peoples > South Africa.
Human remains (Archaeology) > South Africa.
Homme > Évolution.
Homme préhistorique > Afrique du Sud.
Préhistoire > Afrique du Sud.
Restes humains (Archéologie) > Afrique du Sud.
Paläanthropologie > Südafrika.
Steinzeit > Südafrika.
Mensch > Evolution.
Evolution > Mensch.
Südafrika (Staat) > Paläoanthropologie.
Paläoanthropologie > Südafrika (Staat)
Paläanthropologie.
Südafrika (Staat)
Online Access:Book review (H-Net)
Table of Contents:
  • Learning about the past
  • Environments of the past
  • Primate ancestry
  • Human beginnings
  • The first true humans
  • Emergence of modern people
  • Innovation and the Later Stone Age
  • The Later Stone Age as Khoisan history
  • Rock art and religious beliefs
  • Khoekhoen and the introduction of domestic animals
  • Conserving heritage for the future.