It’s that most human of human preoccupations: ourselves and our prehistory.
Robin McKie, as The Observer’s science editor, is well placed to update
the big debates. Who exactly were our ancestors? Why did they leave the
sheltering leaves and fruit of the trees? Are Neanderthals us or not? The book
Ape-man is much meatier than the recent television series. Published by BBC
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