Gene Lessard
ASIN: B009H6XMCG
Publisher: Create Space
Pages: 441
Where did we come from? Who are our ancestors? How did we go about filling nearly every niche on earth from the Arctic tundra to the tropical forests? This is the story of our evolution beginning in Africa around 6 million years ago with a ground ape feeding on all fours to the upright, big brained ape that developed tools and technology, consciousness and language, kinship and culture, the use of fire and cooking, and most importantly, curiousity. How did we become the only animal capable of creating art, liturature, and music; science, philosophy, and religion, and, of couse, sports?We certainly don't have all the answers. Many theories are just best guesses at answering the problems of our past. However, science is making inroads into our past at an accelerating pace. Adding genetics, linguistics, climatology, ecology, sociology and many other disciplines to the basic studies of ...