The bone readers : science and politics in human origins research / Claudio Tuniz, Richard Gillespie, Cheryl Jones.
Tuniz, C. (Claudio); Gillespie, Richard.; Jones, Cheryl.
2009
GN875.A8 T86 2009 (Mapit)
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Title The bone readers : science and politics in human origins research / Claudio Tuniz, Richard Gillespie, Cheryl Jones.
Author Tuniz, C. (Claudio)
ISBN 9781598744750 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1598744755 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Publication Details Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press, c2009.
Language English
Description viii, 256 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), 1 col. map ; 23 cm.
Call Number GN875.A8 T86 2009
Dewey Decimal Classification 543.650994
Summary "Who owns the past? Scientists are reconstructing human prehistory with ever more refined techniques at a time when Indigenous people are demanding ownership of it, and when many archaeologists are challenging the primacy of scientific evidence. 'The bone readers' examines the most controversial issues in Australian pre-history. With a razor sharp eye and a fine sense of irony, the authors explain which hypotheses don't have legs and expose the implications for the politics of the present. They examine the facts and myths about first human arrival in Australia and later waves of arrivals, the implications of the discovery of Homo floresiensis (hobbits), sensitivities around the demise of megafauna, rock art dating, and what DNA tells us about ownership of human remains. Findings in Australia have implications for the history of the human species throughout the world, and they show how they can throw light on human lineages and animal extinctions elsewhere. Throughout they explain the complexities of scientific techniques for the general reader. This book sets the record straight for readers puzzled by the myriad claims and counterclaims. Not shy of controversy, it is bound to stir debate."--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author Gillespie, Richard.
Jones, Cheryl.
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