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Origins

by Richard E. Leakey, Roger Lewin · 1977

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Discusses the evolution of prehistoric ape-like creatures into human beings, theorizing that the key to this transformation was the ability to share & cooperate in a social context.

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sciencescienceMore like thisLess of thisanthropologyanthropologyMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of thisphilosophyphilosophyMore like thisLess of this
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archaeologyarchaeologyMore like thisLess of this
Setting
AfricaAfricaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 264 pages

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