"Prehistoric Man" by W. L. H. Duckworth is a book that explores the dawn of humanity through the lens of early 20th-century scientific understanding. The book presents an overview of what was known about the origins and development of prehistoric humans, stopping around the Aurignacian period of the Palaeolithic Age. The author looks at the fossils and stone tools that give clues about early humans, examines vital fossil discoveries like Pithecanthropus erectus and the Mauer jaw, and looks at the difficulties in dating and categorizing the evidence of ancient human history, pointing out the need to carefully study finds to understand our ancestor's story.
Prehistoric man
By W. L. H. (Wynfrid Laurence Henry) Duckworth
Embark on a journey to the ancient past to uncover the evidence of humanity's origins through fossil discoveries and early tools.
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About the AuthorWynfrid Lawrence Henry Duckworth was a British anatomist, and former Master of Jesus College, Cambridge. The Duckworth Laboratory at Cambridge University is named after him.
Wynfrid Lawrence Henry Duckworth was a British anatomist, and former Master of Jesus College, Cambridge. The Duckworth Laboratory at Cambridge University is named after him.
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