Homo Britannicus: The Incredible Story of Human Life in Britain
Jun 2007 · Penguin UK
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HOMO BRITANNICUS tells the epic history of life in Britain, from man’s very first footsteps to the present day. Drawing on all the latest evidence and techniques of investigation, Chris Stringer describes times when Britain was so tropical that man lived alongside hippos and sabre tooth tiger, times so cold we shared this land with reindeer and mammoth, and times colder still when we were forced to flee altogether. This is the first time we have known the full extent of this history: the Ancient Human Occupation of Britain project, led by Chris, has made discoveries that have stunned the world, pushing back the earliest date of arrival to 700,000 years ago. Our ancestors have been fighting a dramatic battle for survival here ever since.
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February 9, 2016
By focusing on Britain Chris Stringer fills an important gap. The information builds well as it moves forward from the first human habitations to the Holocene. Ultimately the lessons learned across the related disciplines, in this journey, are brought together in a concise but powerful assessment of man's impact on the world environment, and responsibility to find appropriate ways to respond.
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Chris Stringer is Britain's foremost expert on human origins and works in the Department of Palaeontology at the Natural History Museum. He also currently directs the Ancient Human Occupation of Britain project, aimed at reconstructing the first detailed history of how and when Britain was occupied by early humans. His previous books include African Exodus: The Origins of Modern Humanity and The Complete World of Human Evolution.
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