Men among the Mammoths
University of Chicago Press, 1993
Paper: 978-0-226-84992-8 | Cloth: 978-0-226-84991-1
Library of Congress Classification GN805.V36 1993
Dewey Decimal Classification 936.1
Paper: 978-0-226-84992-8 | Cloth: 978-0-226-84991-1
Library of Congress Classification GN805.V36 1993
Dewey Decimal Classification 936.1
ABOUT THIS BOOK | TOC
ABOUT THIS BOOK
Van Riper recreates scientists' first arguments for human antiquity, placing these debates within the context of Victorian science. Using field notes, scientific reports, and previously unpublished letters, he shows also how the study of human prehistory brought together geologists, archeologists, and anthropologists in their first interdisciplinary scientific effort. A vivid account of how the discovery of human antiquity forced Victorians to redefine their assumptions about human evolution and the relationship of science to Christianity.
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