{"product_id":"the-skull-in-the-rock-how-a-scientist-a-boy-and-google-earth-opened-a-new-window-on-human-origins-hardcover","title":"The Skull in the Rock: How a Scientist, a Boy, and Google Earth Opened a New Window on Human Origins - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarc Aronson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the fossil hunter who discovered the \u003ci\u003eHomo naledi\u003c\/i\u003e fossils in September 2015, this book is an amazing account of Lee Berger's 2008 hunt -- with the help of his curious 9-year-old son -- for a previously unknown species of ape-like creatures that may have been direct ancestors of modern humans. The discovery of two remarkably well preserved, two-million-year-old fossils of an adult female and young male, known as \u003ci\u003eAustralopiitecus sediba\u003c\/i\u003e, has been hailed as one of the most important archaeological discoveries in history. The fossils reveal what may be one of humankind's oldest ancestors. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBerger believes the skeletons they found on the Malapa site in South Africa could be the \"Rosetta stone that unlocks our understanding of the genus Homo\" and may just redesign the human family tree. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBerger, an Eagle Scout and National Geographic Grantee, is the Reader in Human Evolution and the Public Understanding of Science in the Institute for Human Evolution at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe focus of the book will be on the way in which we can apply new thinking to familiar material and come up with a breakthrough. Marc Aronson is particularly interested in framing these issues for young people and has had enormous success with this approach in his previous books: \u003ci\u003eAin't Nothing But a Man\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIf Stones Could Speak.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBerger's discovery in one of the most excavated and studied areas on Earth revealed a treasure trove of human fossils--and an entirely new human species--where people thought no more field work might ever be necessary. Technology and revelation combined, plus a good does of luck, to broaden by ten times the number of early human fossils known, rejuvenating this field of study and posing countless more questions to be answered in years and decades to come. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReleases simultaneously in Reinforced Library Binding: 978-1-4263-1053-9, $27.90\/$32.00 Can\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLEE BERGER is the Reader in Human Evolution and the Public Understanding of Science at the Institute for Human Evolution, School of GeoSciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg South Africa. He won the National Geographic Society's first Research and Exploration Prize in 1997, has conducted numerous subsequent expeditions, and is best known for his discovery of \u003ci\u003eAustralopithecus sediba\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMARC ARONSON is an award-winning author and editor who earned his doctorate in American History at NYU, he is co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe World Made New\u003c\/i\u003e for National Geographic, a new biography of Robert Kennedy, and \u003ci\u003eRace: A History Beyond Black and White.\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 10.9 x 8.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 23, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Skull in the Rock: How a Scientist, a Boy, and Google Earth Opened a New Window on Human Origins\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45827284861125,"sku":"9781426310102","price":26.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/9OqBR_DjCz9781426310102.webp?v=1771147179","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-skull-in-the-rock-how-a-scientist-a-boy-and-google-earth-opened-a-new-window-on-human-origins-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}