{"product_id":"the-world-before-us-the-new-science-behind-our-human-origins-9780300271126","title":"The World Before Us: The New Science Behind Our Human Origins","description":"\u003cb\u003eA fascinating investigation of the origin of humans, based on incredible new discoveries and advanced scientific technology \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Conveys the thrill of archaeological discovery.\"--Alexander Larman, \u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Packs in startling discoveries, impressive insights and the occasional debunking of a foolish idea.\"--Michael Marshall, \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Fifty thousand years ago, \u003ci\u003eHomo sapiens\u003c\/i\u003e was not the only species of humans in the world. There were also Neanderthals in what is now Europe, the Near East, and parts of Eurasia; Hobbits (\u003ci\u003eH. floresiensis\u003c\/i\u003e) on the island of Flores in Indonesia; Denisovans in Siberia and eastern Eurasia; and \u003ci\u003eH. luzonensis\u003c\/i\u003e in the Philippines. Tom Higham investigates what we know about these other human species and explores what can be learned from the genetic links between them and us. He also looks at whether \u003ci\u003eH. erectus\u003c\/i\u003e may have survived into the period when our ancestors first moved into Southeast Asia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Filled with thrilling tales of recent scientific discoveries, this book offers an engaging synopsis of our current understanding of human origins and raises new and interesting possibilities--particularly concerning what contact, if any, these other species might have had with us prior to their extinction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Higham\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of archaeological science at the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art at the University of Oxford and director of the Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50651687059730,"sku":"9780300271126","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dbe03140-2821-44e5-bc9f-29a22a69068a.jpg?v=1733307483","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-world-before-us-the-new-science-behind-our-human-origins-9780300271126","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}