

Seven Skeletons
The Evolution of the World's Most Famous Human Fossils
Author: Lydia Pyne
Narrator: Randye Kaye
Unabridged: 7 hr 49 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Tantor Media
Published: 08/16/2016
Categories: Nonfiction, History, Science, History Of Civilization
Synopsis
Drawing from archives, museums, and interviews, Pyne builds a cultural history for each celebrity fossil. These seven include the three-foot tall "hobbit" from Flores, the Neanderthal of La Chapelle, the Taung Child, the Piltdown Man hoax, Peking Man, Australopithecus sediba, and Lucy—all vivid examples of how discoveries of our ancestors have been received, remembered, and immortalized.
With wit and insight, Pyne brings to life each fossil: how it is described, put on display, and shared among scientific communities and the broader public. This fascinating, endlessly entertaining book puts the impact of paleoanthropology into new context, a reminder of how our past as a species continues to affect, in astounding ways, our present culture and imagination.