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In such a fresh and provocative view of a seven-million-year evolutionary journey, Finlayson shows the radical implications for the interpretation of fossils and technology and shows that understanding humans in a ecological context provides insights in to the emergence and pass on of Homo sapiens worldwide. Finlayson argues that environmental change, specifically availability of normal water, played a crucial role in shaping the direction of human advancement, adding to our pass on and success. He argues that our ancestors carved a niche for themselves by giving the forest and forcing their way into a long-established community of carnivores in a tropical savannah as weather changes exposed the panorama. They had taken their chance at high noon, when most other predators were asleep. Adapting to the new lifestyle by dropping their hair and developing a dynamic sweating system to keep cool, being near fresh normal water was essential. As the weather dried out, our ancestors, already bipedal, became taller and slimmer, more adept at going farther searching for water. The problems of seeking normal water in a drying panorama moulded the heads and systems of early on humans and directed their migrations and eventual settlements.
