Text and photographs present a description of early humans: their origins; their tools and weapons; how they hunted and foraged for food; and the role of family

In this stunningly original book, Richard Wrangham argues that it was cooking that caused the extraordinary transformation of our ancestors from apelike beings

Tells the story of early human life using an incredible variety of primary sources. -- from back cover.

Summarizing modern research on early hominid evolution from the apes six million years ago to the emergence of modern humans, this book is the first to present

This work examines the cognitive capacity of great apes in order to better understand early man and the importance of memory in the evolutionary process. It syn