{"product_id":"the-world-before-us-tom-higham","title":"The World Before Us (Tom Higham)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The who, what, where, when and how of human evolution, from one of the world's experts on the dating of prehistoric fossils' \u003c\/b\u003eSteve Brusatte, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fascinating and entertaining. If you read one book on human origins, this should be it' \u003c\/b\u003eIan Morris, author of \u003ci\u003eWhy the West Rules - For Now\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e50,000 years ago, we were not the only species of human in the world. \u003c\/b\u003eThere were at least four others, including the Neanderthals, \u003ci\u003eHomo floresiensis\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHomo luzonesis\u003c\/i\u003e and the Denisovans. At the forefront of the latter's ground-breaking discovery was Oxford Professor Tom Higham.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe World Before Us,\u003c\/i\u003e he explains the scientific and technological advancements - in radiocarbon dating and ancient DNA, for example - that allowed each of these discoveries to be made, enabling us to be more accurate in our predictions about not just how long ago these other humans lived, but \u003ci\u003ehow\u003c\/i\u003e they lived, interacted and live on in our genes today. This is the story of us, told for the first time with its full cast of characters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Exciting' \u003c\/b\u003eDavid Abulafia, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Boundless Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Remarkable' \u003c\/b\u003eRebecca Wragg Sykes, author of \u003ci\u003eKindred\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Thrilling' \u003c\/b\u003eDavid Reich, author of \u003ci\u003eWho We Are and How We Got Here\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Brilliant' \u003c\/b\u003eChris Gosden, author of \u003ci\u003eThe History of Magic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gripping and fun' \u003c\/b\u003ePaul Collier, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bottom Billion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Essential' \u003c\/b\u003eBarry Cunliffe, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Scythians\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Profoundly entertaining' \u003c\/b\u003eBrian Fagan, author of \u003ci\u003eWorld Prehistory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTom Higham \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Archaeological Science at the University of Oxford and Director of the Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit. He has worked on the remains of Richard III, The Elephant Man and Egyptian pharaohs. Since 2010 he has been at the forefront of research on a new species of human, the Denisovans. This is his first book for a general readership.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 336 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65877545091421,"sku":"K094838658","price":12.3,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9483865800001A.jpg?v=1788978637","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-world-before-us-tom-higham","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}