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Over the last century, the search for individuals ancestors has spanned four continents and resulted in the breakthrough of hundreds of fossils. While most of these discoveries live quietly in museums, there are a few that have become world-renowned super star personas. In Seven Skeletons, historian of science Lydia Pyne explores how seven such famous fossils of your ancestors have the sociable cachet they enjoy today. Sketching from archives, museums, and interviews, Pyne builds a cultural record for each super star fossil. These seven include the three-foot-tall "hobbit" from Flores, the Neanderthal of La Chapelle, the Taung Child, the Piltdown Man hoax, Peking Man, Australopithecus sediba, and Lucy - all stunning examples of how discoveries of your ancestors have been received, appreciated, and immortalized. With wit and information, Pyne brings to life each fossil: how it is referred to, put on screen, and distributed among scientific communities and the broader community. This fascinating, endlessly entertaining booklet puts the impact of paleoanthropology into new framework, a reminder of how our former as a types continues to have an effect on, in astounding ways, our present culture and creativeness.
