The Waterside Ape: An Alternative Account of Human Evolution
暫譯: 水邊猿：人類演化的另一種解釋
Rhys Evans, Peter H.
- 出版商: CRC
- 出版日期: 2019-07-29
- 售價: $1,530
- 貴賓價: 9.5 折 $1,454
- 語言: 英文
- 頁數: 249
- 裝訂: Quality Paper - also called trade paper
- ISBN: 0367145480
- ISBN-13: 9780367145484
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商品描述
This book presents the latest evidence on the controversial 'Waterside Ape' theory of human evolution, what used to be known as the 'Aquatic Ape' theory. The traditional 'Savannah Ape' theory that early hominid apes evolved on the grass plains of East Africa 6- 7 million years ago from our quadruped ape ancestors by coming down from the trees on to the savannah and stood upright in order to see further, has been accepted by archaeologists and anthropologists since before the time of Darwin, based on geological and fossil evidence. Recent scientific evidence largely discredits this hypothesis, but mainstream teaching and public understanding is still based on traditional lines.
Key selling features:
Offers explanations for unique human characteristics not seen in any other primate or terrestrial mammal (bipedalism, hairlessness, subcutaneous fat, marine kidneys, large brains, voice)
Corroborates a novel theory for the origin of humankind
商品描述(中文翻譯)
這本書介紹了有關人類進化的爭議性「水邊猿」理論的最新證據，這個理論曾被稱為「水生猿」理論。傳統的「草原猿」理論認為，早期的古人類猿類在大約六到七百萬年前，從我們的四足猿祖先演化而來，這一過程發生在東非的草原上，猿類從樹上走下來，直立行走以便能看得更遠。這一理論自達爾文之前就已被考古學家和人類學家接受，基於地質和化石證據。然而，最近的科學證據在很大程度上駁斥了這一假設，但主流的教學和公眾理解仍然基於傳統的觀點。
主要銷售特點：
- 提供水邊棲息地與人類起源之間密切關聯的最新證據
- 回顧「草原猿」的人類起源假說
- 描述與人類進化假說相關的各種解剖適應
- 提供對於其他任何靈長類動物或陸生哺乳動物所未見的獨特人類特徵的解釋（雙足行走、無毛、皮下脂肪、海洋腎臟、大腦、聲音）
- 證實了一種新穎的人類起源理論
作者簡介
Peter Rhys Evans was a Senior Lecturer at the University of Birmingham and the Institute of Cancer Research. He was also the Chief of the Department of ENT/Head and Neck Surgery. He has authored or co-authored over 200 scietific publications including five books. His award winning book Principles and Practice of Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology , 2nd edition, was published in 2009. He served as a Sub-Editor for the Journal of Laryngology and Otology for nearly a decade.
作者簡介(中文翻譯)
彼得·瑞斯·埃文斯（Peter Rhys Evans）是伯明翰大學及癌症研究所的高級講師。他同時也是耳鼻喉科/頭頸外科部門的主任。他已經撰寫或共同撰寫了超過200篇科學出版物，包括五本書籍。他的獲獎著作《頭頸外科與腫瘤學的原則與實踐》（Principles and Practice of Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology）第二版於2009年出版。他在《喉科與耳科期刊》（Journal of Laryngology and Otology）擔任副編輯近十年。
