The rise, success and mysterious extinction of our. Schwartz on development and the origin of evolutionary novelty, and dr. Ive been a little lax in posting, so am hoping to catch up a bit tonight. Evolution and human uniqueness 0151003408 by tattersall, ian. An expert on both fossil humans and lemurs, tattersall has done fieldwork in places as varied as madagascar, yemen, and vietnam. Ian tattersall, curator emeritus of anthropology at the american museum of. Curator emeritus, division of anthropology, american museum of natural history. Ian tattersall books list of books by author ian tattersall. A worldwide tour of discovery, ian takes the reader from 30,000yearold cave paintings in france and anthropological digs in africa, to examining human behavior in a new york restaurant. In becoming human, noted anthropologist and renaissance man ian tattersall explores what makes us uniquely human, the qualities that set us apart from our ancestors, and the significance of our knowledge. Ian tattersall is curator emeritus at the american museum of natural history, and the author of many books and articles. He is recognized as a leading scientist in the field of human evolution, with a career than spans several decades and countries around the world. Ian tattersall, curator emeritus of anthropology at the american museum of natural history. Extinct humans by ian tattersall, jeffrey schwartz.
I took an online class with with ian tattersall, author of becoming human, on bandn university years ago with this book as the text. This book discusses aspects of human evolution and how people differ from our closest living relatives chimpanzees, gorillas, and other living primates. Just what was it that allowed homo sapiens to become masters of the planet. His research interests include human evolution, particularly the recognition of species in the human fossil record and the determination of their relationships, as well as integration of the human fossil record with evolutionary theory. Howells prize of the american anthropological association. His books include the fossil train, the human odyssey, becoming human, and the myths of.
Ian tattersall is curator emeritus of biological anthropology. Tattersall is the author of becoming human, among others. A guide to twentytwo species of extinct humans the last neanderthal. In becoming human, ian explores what makes us uniquely human, the qualities that set us apart from our ancestors, and the significance of our knowledge. Published july 8th 1999 by mariner books first published 1998. In becoming human, noted anthropologist and renaissance man ian tatt. The rise, success, and mysterious extinction of our closest human relatives similar authors to ian tattersall.
Born in england and raised in east africa, ian tattersall is a paleoanthropologist and an emeritus curator with the american museum of natural history in new york city. The latest entry into the whoareweand wheredidwecomefrom debate is from tattersall the fossil trail, 1995, etc. In addition to human evolution, tattersall has worked extensively with lemurs. Evolution and human uniqueness 1998 and the last neanderthal. Nevraumont is publisher of nevraumont publishing company where he has produced books by many prominent scientists, including donald johanson, niles eldredge, ian tattersall, lynn margulis, and r. English paleontologist ian tattersall has written several popular books about human evolution. Ian tattersall born 1945 is a britishborn american paleoanthropologist and a curator emeritus with the american museum of natural history in new york city, new york. Mincing no words and keeping the pot of controversy ready to boil over, tattersall asserts that there is no question that the. He is the acknowledged leader of the human fossil record, and has won several awards, including the institute of human origins lifetime achievement award. For many years human evolution was looked on as sort of singleminded slog from primitiveness to perfection, says dr. My own worldview incorporates evolutionary this shelf is dedicated to some of the books that have influenced me as i wrote makers of fire. Richards depicts the author as an unwitting victim of cultural belief rather than a. An acknowledged leader in the study of the human fossil record and the lemurs of madagascar, tattersall is the author of many books about human evolution, including, most recently, masters of the planet and with rob desalle the brain. Human beings, in all their uniqueness, are the result of a long evolutionary process.
Beginning with an explanation of how scientists work, tattersall, curator of human evolution at the american museum of natural history and author of becoming human 1998, etc. Ian tattersall is curator of human evolution at the american museum of natural history, and the author of many books and articles. Starting out becoming human being human taking the reader around the world, stopping in france to examine 30,000yearold cave paintings, in africa to see where our earliest ancestors left their bones, and in remote forests to spy on our closest relatives, the great apes, tattersall keeps his focus on the big questions. Ian tattersall, phd is a curator in the division of anthropology of the american museum of natural history in new york city, where he cocurates the spitzer hall of human origins. Tattersall has appeared on charlie rose and nprs science friday, and has written for scientific american and archaeology. In becoming human, noted anthropologist and renaissance man ian tattersall explores what makes us uniquely human, the qualities that set us apart from our. Ian tattersall is the author of masters of the planet 4. In the myths of human evolution, he examines certain misconceptions the public has about the theory of evolution. Ian takes us deep into the fossil record to uncover what made humans so special.
Brain size and the emergence of modern human cognition rethinking human evolution. In this new paperback, ian tattersall author of the fossil trail discusses human uniqueness, investigating the origins of those characteristics and processes that so clearly distinguish human beings, such as creativity, language, and consciousness. Tattersall is currently working with the templeton foundation. In becoming human, ian explores what makes us uniquely human, the qualities that set us apart from our ancestors, and the significance of our. Currently, his major research focus is on how modern humans acquired a unique style of thinking, and how we managed to dominate the planet while other human species went extinct. In addition, they have published extensively on topics in evolutionary theory. Tattersall, the curator of human evolution at the american museum of natural history and a prolific author becoming human, etc. One of the traits that distinguishes us from our nearest relatives is our curiosity about the origins of our species. A worldwide tour of discovery, tattersall takes the reader from 30,000yearold cave paintings in france and anthropological digs in africa, to examining human behavior in a new york restaurant. His books include the fossil train, the human odyssey, becoming human, and the myths of human evolution with niles eldredge. Ian tattersall is a curator emeritus at the american museum of natural history in new york city. An evolutionary context for the emergence of language language sciences. Evolution and human uniqueness by tattersall, ian isbn.
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Ian tattersall is chairman and curator of the department of anthropology at the american museum of natural history and adjunct professor of anthropology at columbia university. Evolution and human uniqueness harcourt brace, 1998, and the last neanderthal. A collection of eight original essays that make up a primer on evolution. Ian tattersall 1945 is a paleontologist who currently serves as curator of anthropology at the american museum of natural history in new york city. One of the traits that distinguishes us from our nearest relatives is our curiosity about the origins of our species in this new paperback, ian tattersall author of. In becoming human, he initially leads his readers into the dark recesses of the combarelles cave in france. Evolution and human uniqueness by ian tattersall about three weeks ago. Discover book depositorys huge selection of ian tattersall books online. His current research interest lies in systematics within the genus homo and in the origin of modern human cognition. He carried out both primatological and paleontological fieldwork in madagascar, vietnam, surinam, yemen and mauritius. Hes been widely cited by the media, including the new york times, bbc, msnbc, and national geographic. With ian tattersalls smoothly developed argument about the evolution of distinctively human nature, cultural belief plays a decisive role. His most recent book, becoming human, won the distinguished w. Ian tattersall pieces together the human past article.