Human Evolution in China: A Metric Description of Fossils and a Review of the Sites

by Frank E. Poirier, Poirier Wu, Xinzhi Wu

In recent years, China has produced a wealth of hominid fossils that shed new light on the course of human evolution. This book--the first comprehensive treatment of these fossil finds--offers a brief description of Chinese paleoanthropology and documents all major Chinese sites. Original translations of Chinese-language materials and new analyses of numerous fossils are included. Each fossil description includes the fossil name and location of site;...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195074327
• ISBN13: 9780195074321
• Release Date: October 1995
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.6"