{"product_id":"2026200013457-secondhand-the-roots-of-mankind-the-story-of-man-and-his-ancestors","title":"The Roots Of Mankind: The Story Of Man And His Ancestors","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong before the first cities rose or the first words were written, our ancestors walked a very different Earth — and The Roots of Mankind by John Napier is the definitive guide to that extraordinary journey. This landmark work in physical anthropology chronicles the story of human evolution from our earliest primate ancestors to the emergence of modern Homo sapiens, tracing the anatomical, behavioral, and environmental milestones that shaped the human species. Napier, a celebrated primatologist and anatomist renowned for his pioneering research on hands and bipedalism, presents complex scientific concepts with remarkable clarity, making the deep past both accessible and compelling to a broad audience.\n\nGrounded in rigorous science yet written with the narrative drive of a natural historian, the work argues that understanding our biological heritage is inseparable from understanding what it means to be human. Napier illustrates how skeletal structure, locomotion, and tool use serve as keys to unlocking our ancestral story, drawing on fossil evidence and comparative anatomy to reconstruct millions of years of prehistory. Rich in insight and authoritative in scope, The Roots of Mankind remains a touchstone of evolutionary science — and a book that will leave you questioning just how far humanity has truly come.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203384516827,"sku":"2026200013457-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/4a150619-4414-43c0-a62e-613f092366ae.png?v=1788148151","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200013457-secondhand-the-roots-of-mankind-the-story-of-man-and-his-ancestors","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}