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• catalog abstract "Jeffrey Schwartz, professor of physical anthropology at the University of Pittsburgh and research associate at the American Museum of Natural History, ranges from digs in the Negev Desert through Africa and Europe to the local coroner's office to explain how interpretations of the past are made. What counts is the data and the context in which the evidence is analyzed. Along the way the author constructs a new hominid family tree to take account of recent assessments of human evolution. The author, part of the team that recently unearthed burial urns from the ancient city of Carthage, exposes the inner workings of archeology and anthropology, illustrating what can be learned from fossils and fragments of ancient cultures and civilizations. Because every living thing on earth will have had a single, unique history, whether it be the life of an individual, of a civilization, a species, or a diverse evolutionary group, "the discovery," writes the author, "is less a matter of unearthing a fossil or sequencing a species' DNA than it is of interpreting data in an attempt to reconstruct the missing pieces of the puzzle." Bone fragments can be used not only to identify animal species but also to tell us of their past history. Studies of bones can also reveal the land's past capacity to sustain animal life, whether domestic or wild. Frequently the physical evidence overturns sacred historical writings (and occasionally such evidence is suppressed). And when the author misidentifies what turns out to be an incomplete human specimen for the coroner, we come to understand just how easily incomplete data can deceive us. After reading this fascinating and authoritative work, any reader will be better equipped to evaluate the evidence for various new theories about our origins and evolution. Another value of this pioneering book is its deep insight into scientific infighting and the competing speculations about evolutionary history. Scientists, however worldly, discover little truths - at best useful models of the past (good until some better data come along). Their theories, and the bases for them, must be accessible to others for scrutiny and possible rejection; that's the essence of the scientific method and this enormously thoughtful work.".
• catalog contributor b4115265.
• catalog created "1993.".
• catalog date "1993".
• catalog date "1993.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "1993.".
• catalog description "After reading this fascinating and authoritative work, any reader will be better equipped to evaluate the evidence for various new theories about our origins and evolution. Another value of this pioneering book is its deep insight into scientific infighting and the competing speculations about evolutionary history. Scientists, however worldly, discover little truths - at best useful models of the past (good until some better data come along). Their theories, and the bases for them, must be accessible to others for scrutiny and possible rejection; that's the essence of the scientific method and this enormously thoughtful work.".
• catalog description "Because every living thing on earth will have had a single, unique history, whether it be the life of an individual, of a civilization, a species, or a diverse evolutionary group, "the discovery," writes the author, "is less a matter of unearthing a fossil or sequencing a species' DNA than it is of interpreting data in an attempt to reconstruct the missing pieces of the puzzle." Bone fragments can be used not only to identify animal species but also to tell us of their past history. Studies of bones can also reveal the land's past capacity to sustain animal life, whether domestic or wild. Frequently the physical evidence overturns sacred historical writings (and occasionally such evidence is suppressed). And when the author misidentifies what turns out to be an incomplete human specimen for the coroner, we come to understand just how easily incomplete data can deceive us. ".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-279) index.".
• catalog description "Jeffrey Schwartz, professor of physical anthropology at the University of Pittsburgh and research associate at the American Museum of Natural History, ranges from digs in the Negev Desert through Africa and Europe to the local coroner's office to explain how interpretations of the past are made. What counts is the data and the context in which the evidence is analyzed. Along the way the author constructs a new hominid family tree to take account of recent assessments of human evolution. The author, part of the team that recently unearthed burial urns from the ancient city of Carthage, exposes the inner workings of archeology and anthropology, illustrating what can be learned from fossils and fragments of ancient cultures and civilizations. ".
• catalog description "pt. I. The Present and the Recent Past. 1. Everything You Wanted to Know About Bones (and More). 2. Infants, Burned Bones, and Sacrifice at Ancient Carthage. 3. Bones and the Law. 4. Fetusgate -- pt. II. The Evolutionary Past and Present. 5. Human Evolution: Dart, Huxley, and Darwin. 6. Coping with Neandertals: The First Twelve Decades. 7. Still Coping with Neandertals: Are They One of Us, or Not? 8. Final Reflections.".
• catalog extent "xii, 292 p. ;".
• catalog identifier "0805010564 :".
• catalog issued "1993".
• catalog issued "1993.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "New York : H. Holt,".
• catalog subject "573 20".
• catalog subject "Anthropologists Biography.".
• catalog subject "Anthropology biography.".
• catalog subject "Anthropology, Physical Personal Narratives.".
• catalog subject "Anthropology, Physical.".
• catalog subject "Biological Evolution.".
• catalog subject "Forensic Medicine.".
• catalog subject "GN 50.6.S39 S399w 1993".
• catalog subject "GN50.6.S39 A3 1993".
• catalog subject "Human remains (Archaeology)".
• catalog subject "Physical anthropology.".
• catalog subject "Schwartz, Jeffrey H.".
• catalog tableOfContents "pt. I. The Present and the Recent Past. 1. Everything You Wanted to Know About Bones (and More). 2. Infants, Burned Bones, and Sacrifice at Ancient Carthage. 3. Bones and the Law. 4. Fetusgate -- pt. II. The Evolutionary Past and Present. 5. Human Evolution: Dart, Huxley, and Darwin. 6. Coping with Neandertals: The First Twelve Decades. 7. Still Coping with Neandertals: Are They One of Us, or Not? 8. Final Reflections.".
• catalog title "What the bones tell us / Jeffrey H. Schwartz.".
• catalog type "text".