‘People of the Lake; Man: His Origins, Nature and Future’, Wrote by Richard Leak

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‘People of the Lake; Man: His Origins, Nature and Future’, Wrote by Richard Leakey and Roger Lewin

For the first time it is possible to reconstruct the life of early man.

Here, in an absorbing piece of detective work, Richard Leakey and Roger Lewin do just that to give us a vivid picture of life 21/2 million years ago.

They ground their sometimes controversial view of man – an essentially peaceful being, not a violent killer, whose cultural evolution has been dominated by the influence of women firmly int eh evidence accumulated over the past decade.

‘The wild excitement of a new discovery; the mix of enthusiasm and frustration in trying to make sense of it; the exhilaration when significant pieces finally fall into place… The book goes far beyond the manipulation of human bones… to reconstruct their original owners as living, breathing organisms… readable, unpretentious, clear… profound in its implications.’ – Washington Post

Richard Leakey and Roger Lewin. (1978) People of the Lake; Man: His Origins, Nature and Future. London, Penguin Books Ltd.

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