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The Waterside Ape:
An Alternative Account of Human Evolution
Peter H Rhys Evans
218 pp pb £ 22 published 20.3.19 <
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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 E.Africa 6-7 Ma 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 & anthropologists since before the time of Darwin, based on geological & fossil evidence.
Recent scientific evidence largely discredites this hypothesis, but mainstream teaching and public understanding is still based on traditional lines.
Key selling features:
-presents the latest evidence for a close association between riparian habitats & the origin of humans,
-reviews the "savannah ape" hypothesis for human origins,
-describes various anatomical adaptations that are associated with hypotheses of human evolution,
-explores characteristics from the head & neck, such as skull & sinus structures, the larynx & ear structures & functions,
-corroborates a novel theory for the origin of humankind.
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN 9780367145484
216 x 140 mm
Foreword Gareth Morgan
Historical Timeline
Introduction
Chapter 1 Theories of Evolution
Chapter 2 The Aquatic Debate
Chapter 3 Our Genetic Heritage
Chapter 4 Early Human Origins
Chapter 5 The Neanderthals and their Demise
Chapter 6 The Waterside Ape – Why are we so Different?
Chapter 7 The Naked Ape
Chapter 8 The Early Hominid Tailor
Chapter 9 Evolutionary Adaptations in the Human Skull and Sinuses
Chapter 10 Skull Buoyancy and the Diving Reflex
Chapter 11 Surfer's Ear
Chapter 12 The Human Brain and Evolution of Intelligence
Chapter 13 Food for Thought and the Cognitive Revolution
Chapter 14 The Human Larynx and Evolution of Voice
Chapter 15 Obstetric and Perinatal Considerations
Chapter 16 Marine Adaptations in the Human Kidney
Chapter 17 Scars of Evolution
Chapter 18 We are what we Eat
Chapter 19 An Incredible Journey
References
Glossary
Peter Rhys Evans was a Senior Lecturer at the University of Birmingham & the Institute of Cancer Research.
He was also the Chief of the Department of ENT/Head & Neck Surgery at the Royal Marsden Hospital.
He has authored or co-authored over 200 scientific publications including 5 books.
His award winning book Principles & Practice of Head & Neck Surgery & Oncology, 2nd edition, was published in 2009.
He served as a Sub-Editor for the Journal of Laryngology & Otology for nearly a decade.
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