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Overview: In this ground-breaking book Chris Stringer sets out to answer all the big questions in the debate about our origins. How can we define modern humans, and how can we recognise our beginnings in the fossil and archaeological record? How can we accurately date fossils, including ones beyond the range of radiocarbon dating? What do the genetic data really tell us? Were our origins solely in Africa? Are modern humans a distinct species from ancient people such as the Neanderthals? And what contact did our ancestors have with them? How can we recognise modern humans behaviourally, and were traits such as complex language and art unique to modern humans? What forces shaped the origins of modern humans - were they climatic, dietary, social, or even volcanic? What drove the dispersals of modern humans from Africa, and how did our species spread over the globe? How did regional features evolve, and how significant are they? What exactly was the 'Hobbit' of the island of Flores, and how was it related to us? Has human evolution stopped, or are we still evolving? What can we expect from future research on our origins? This book will make every reader think about what it means to be human. In This Ground-breaking Book Chris Stringer Sets Out To Answer All The Big Questions In The Debate About Our Origins. The Big Questions -- Unlocking The Past -- What Lies Beneath -- Finding The Way Forward -- Behaving In A Modern Way: Mind-reading And Symbols -- Behaving In A Modern Way: Technology -- Genes And Dna -- Making A Modern Human -- The Past And Future Evolution Of Our Species. Chris Stringer. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The Origin of Our Species How can we define modern humans, and how can we recognise our beginnings in the fossil and archaeological record? How can we accurately date fossils, including ones beyond the range of radiocarbon dating? What do the genetic data really tell us? This title intends to answer all the big questions in the debate about our origins. Full description Do all humans originate from Africa? How did we spread across the globe? Are we separate from Neanderthals, or do some of us actually have their genes? Has human evolution stopped, or are we still evolving? This title tackles the big questions in the ongoing debate about the beginnings of human life on earth. In This Ground-breaking Book Chris Stringer Sets Out To Answer All The Big Questions In The Debate About Our Origins. Chris Stringer. Originally Published: London: Allen Lane, 2011. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 275-309) And Index.