The grand tour that made us

• Autores: David R. Begun
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3064, 2016, págs. 40-41
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Between 20 and 7 million years ago, Earth really was the planet of the apes. At least 100 species roamed the world before the first humans appeared. They were remarkable in number and diversity, but are more fascinating still for what they tell people about their own origins. Key human traits including big brains, dexterous hands, erect posture and long childhood can be traced back to this period. And the really surprising thing is that these features all evolved in European apes. Here, Begun argues that rime in Europe put apes on the road to becoming human millions of the years before Homo sapiens evolved