Peter Ungar

Evolution's Bite

A Story of Teeth, Diet, and Human Origins

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Whether we realize it or not, we carry in our mouths the legacy of our evolution. Our teeth are like living fossils that can be studied and compared to those of our ancestors to teach us how we became human. In Evolution's Bite, noted paleoanthropologist Peter Ungar brings together for the first time cutting-edge advances in understanding human evolution and climate change with new approaches to uncovering dietary clues from fossil teeth to present a remarkable investigation into the ways that teeth--their shape, chemistry, and wear--reveal how we came to be. Traveling the four corners of the globe and combining scientific breakthroughs with vivid narrative, Evolution's Bite presents a unique dental perspective on our astonishing human development.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Princeton University Press
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 144mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 371g
• ISBN-13: 9780691182834
• ISBN-10: 0691182833
• Artikelnr.: 53025919

Autorenporträt

Peter S. Ungar is Distinguished Professor and director of the Environmental Dynamics Program at the University of Arkansas.

Rezensionen

"This impressive book serves as a window into human history through the lens of teeth and diet. Ungar's seamless narrative brings bits of bone and teeth to life, and does so against a vivid backdrop in which paleoanthropologists arrive at their conclusions about why, how, and what we eat. This book is a pleasure to read - Ungar has that rare gift of engaging us through personal insight while simultaneously explaining complex scientific principles." - Joanna E. Lambert, University of Colorado, Boulder