jueves, 7 de abril de 2011

The Lucy Man: The Scientist Who Found the Most Famous Fossil Ever



Book: The Lucy Man: The Scientist Who Found the Most Famous Fossil Ever.
C. A. P. Saucier (Author)
Paperback: 128 pages
Publisher: Prometheus Books (March 22, 2011)

This is a highly readable and informative biography of the man who discovered 'Lucy' - the most famous fossil ever. Scientists dream of making a discovery that changes the way we think. That dream came true for Dr. Donald C. Johanson when he found the most famous fossil in history, known to us as 'Lucy' (Australopithecus afarensis), a discovery that changed everything we know about human evolution.

This revealing and highly readable biography takes us on a fascinating journey through Johanson's remarkable life and career, from his first days as a paleoanthropologist, through his discovery of Lucy - and his subsequent unearthing of the 'First Family', an entire group of Lucy's species - to his current work travelling the world helping people to better understand the role of evolution in the history of our planet.

martes, 5 de abril de 2011

Centro de Arte Rupestre Tito Bustillo

Sitio web: Centrodearterupestredetitobustillo.com/
Entrada relacionada:
18-03-11. Un nuevo museo recrea el "Paraíso Rupestre" de la cueva de Tito Bustillo.

Spot Centro de Arte Rupestre de Tito Bustillo


Vídeo YouTube (centrotitobustillo el 03/06/2011) añadido a Paleo Vídeos > Prehistoria de España y Portugal > L.R.1.3

sábado, 2 de abril de 2011

Sevilla megalítica, nuevo portal web

Página web realizada por Gralek Consultores y financiada por la Consejería de Innovación, Ciencia y Empresa.

El Megalitismo aparece en estas áreas durante las últimas edades de la prehistoria. Las culturas que dieron lugar a estos monumentos son geográficamente muy alejadas pero contemporáneas de las civilizaciones mesopotámica o egipcia. No hay que olvidar que muchos monumentos megalíticos son de hecho posteriores a las primeras grandes pirámides...

Ver en: http://sevillamegalitica.com/

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Iberia Before the Iberians: The Stone Age Prehistory of Cantabrian Spain


Book: Iberia Before the Iberians: The Stone Age Prehistory of Cantabrian Spain.
Lawrence Guy Straus (Author)
Paperback: 350 pages
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press; Reprint edition (January 1, 2011)

Straus examines the Stone Age prehistory of Cantabrian Spain and provides readers with an interpretation of his findings.

This book is intended for English-speaking students of paleoanthropology and all others interested in Stone Age prehistory. It was written with two fundamental, related goals in mind: 1)to produce a syntheses of our current understanding of the course of hominid adaptations throughout the Stone Age in a particularly well-defined and well studied region of southwestern Europe; and 2) to provide a counterweight to the preponderant French (particularly Perigord) bias in the presentation, in the United States and Britain, of the Paleolithic record. -- From the introduction

Caïn, Abel, Otzi : L'héritage néolithique

Livre: Caïn, Abel, Otzi : L'héritage néolithique
Jean Guilaine (Auteur)
Broché: 284 pages
Editeur : Editions Gallimard (2 février 2011)
Collection : Bibliothèque des histoires

Vers la fin des temps paléolithiques, au terme de près de trois millions d'années d'histoire, l'humanité change brusquement de façon de vivre : des groupes de chasseurs-cueilleurs font l'expérience de la sédentarisation, renforcent l'aspect végétal de leur diète, commencent à manipuler céréales et animaux et se transforment peu à peu en agriculteurs et en éleveurs. Le néolithique a commencé... Hominides.com/