The human species is relatively new to the planet in geologic terms. With origins reaching back only a few million years, the rise of humans from primate ancestors is a remarkable evolutionary success story. ""Early Humans"" traces the beginnings of the human species, its success and adaptability, and the development of such innovations as human language and culture. In exploring human origins, provocative questions arise concerning the human species: how are we different from each other, is there a biological basis for race, and what does the future hold for human evolution?

 

This book is part of a book series called The Prehistoric Earth .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 152 pages in this book. This is a reference book. This book was published 2009 by Facts On File Inc .

Thom Holmes is a writer specializing in natural history subjects and dinosaurs. Noted for his expertise on the early history of dinosaur science in America, he was the publications director of The Dinosaur Society for five years and the editor of its newsletter, Dino Times.