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First Steps: How Upright Walking Made Us Human

First Steps: How Upright Walking Made Us Human

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  • Author：Jeremy DeSilva
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In First Steps， paleoanthropologist Jeremy DeSilva explores how unusual and extraordinary this seemingly ordinary ability is。 A seven-million-year journey to the very origins of the human lineage， First Steps shows how upright walking was a gateway to many of the other attributes that make us human—from our technological abilities， our thirst for exploration， our use of language–and may have laid the foundation for our species’ traits of compassion， empathy， and altruism。 Moving from developmental psychology labs to ancient fossil sites throughout Africa and Eurasia， DeSilva brings to life our adventure walking on two legs。 First Steps examines how walking upright helped us rise above all over species on this planet。

First Steps includes an eight-page color photo insert。

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Patricia Burgess ，

Paleoanthropologist， DeSilva traces the evolution of bipedalism， upright walking， the distinct， but not entirely unique， feature of humans。 Fascinating analysis of fossil finds， in the quest to discover why and how and when humans started to walk upright， the advantages and disadvantages of bipedalism， the continual change in understanding as more fossils are discovered， following the “foot prints” of our earliest ancestors and relatives of millions of years ago。 Written for the lay-person， the Paleoanthropologist， DeSilva traces the evolution of bipedalism， upright walking， the distinct， but not entirely unique， feature of humans。 Fascinating analysis of fossil finds， in the quest to discover why and how and when humans started to walk upright， the advantages and disadvantages of bipedalism， the continual change in understanding as more fossils are discovered， following the “foot prints” of our earliest ancestors and relatives of millions of years ago。 Written for the lay-person， the reader can begin to understand time， evolution， starts and stops， the wonders of fossil finds， the deep knowledge of anatomy required to piece together disparate parts of homo sapiens。 Wonderful read。 。。。more

Alan ，

Best book I’ve read on paleoanthropology。 Sounds dull — foot bones and bipedalism， but it’s extremely well told。

John ，

Loved this book！ Very clear， straightforward approach to human evolution through the spectacles of walking。 Practical， too， in its explanations of how walking on two feet still has a huge impact on our health and lives today。

Maher Razouk ，

يسألني الناس أحيانًا متى سيجد العلماء الحلقة المفقودة بين القردة والبشر。 أقول لهم أننا لدينا هذه الحلقة بالفعل。يفترض مفهوم الحلقة المفقودة أنه يجب أن يكون هناك دليل في السجل الأحفوري لحيوان لم يكن إنسانًا وليس قردًا ولكنه كان يمتلك خصائص كليهما。 في عام 1891 ، كان عالم التشريح الهولندي يوجين دوبوا يبحث عن حفريات على طول نهر سولو في جزيرة جاوا الإندونيسية。 استعاد هو وفريقه ضرسًا من أشباه البشر ، وأعلى جمجمة ، وعظمة في الساق。 أشارت الساق إلى أن أشباه البشر كانوا ذو قدمين ، وأن سعة الدماغ في الجمجمة يسألني الناس أحيانًا متى سيجد العلماء الحلقة المفقودة بين القردة والبشر。 أقول لهم أننا لدينا هذه الحلقة بالفعل。يفترض مفهوم الحلقة المفقودة أنه يجب أن يكون هناك دليل في السجل الأحفوري لحيوان لم يكن إنسانًا وليس قردًا ولكنه كان يمتلك خصائص كليهما。 في عام 1891 ، كان عالم التشريح الهولندي يوجين دوبوا يبحث عن حفريات على طول نهر سولو في جزيرة جاوا الإندونيسية。 استعاد هو وفريقه ضرسًا من أشباه البشر ، وأعلى جمجمة ، وعظمة في الساق。 أشارت الساق إلى أن أشباه البشر كانوا ذو قدمين ، وأن سعة الدماغ في الجمجمة تبلغ 915 سم مكعب。 لا يوجد إنسان بالغ اليوم لديه دماغ بهذا الحجم ، ولا يوجد قرد لديه دماغ بهذا الحجم。 في الواقع ، حجم دماغ الجمجمة تقريبًا في منتصف المسافة بين متوسط ​​حجم دماغ الشمبانزي ودماغ الإنسان العادي : الرابط المفقود。أطلق دوبوا على اكتشافه اسم Pithecanthropus erectus ، والذي يُترجم تقريبًا إلى رجل قرد منتصب。 اليوم ، يُطلق على أشباه البشر التي جاءت منها هذه الحفريات اسم الإنسان المنتصب ، وقد استعاد علماء الأنثروبولوجيا العشرات منها في جميع أنحاء إفريقيا وآسيا وأوروبا。 لا يمكن المبالغة في ضخامة اكتشاف دوبوا。 لقد أظهر أنه كان هناك كائن حي على هذا الكوكب يسد - على الأقل من حيث حجم الدماغ - الفجوة بين القردة الحديثة والإنسان الحديث。 لم يعد الرابط مفقودًا。。Jeremy DeSilvaFirst StepsTranslated By #Maher_Razouk 。。。more

Colin ，

Having recently read Fossil Men， much of which turns upon when exactly bipedalism and upright locomotion first evolved in hominins， this book was especially fascinating， positing that the evidence now suggests that the formulation above may be putting it wrong - that bipedalism may have already evolved and been established in the last common ancestor of hominins and apes， and that the question is not when hominins evolved bipedalism， but when apes evolved away from it。 Really fascinating stuff。

Amber Lockwood ，

Absolutely phenomenal look at the evolution of bipedalism in hominins， and how it affects us today！ The author clearly has both a lot of knowledge and a lot of love for the things he has written about， and he gets it across in a way that is both informative and easy to read。 He explains things very well; at no point did I fail to understand the terms or concepts he explained， yet I also never felt patronized or belittled in the way he wrote things。 The author also was very clear about explaining Absolutely phenomenal look at the evolution of bipedalism in hominins， and how it affects us today！ The author clearly has both a lot of knowledge and a lot of love for the things he has written about， and he gets it across in a way that is both informative and easy to read。 He explains things very well; at no point did I fail to understand the terms or concepts he explained， yet I also never felt patronized or belittled in the way he wrote things。 The author also was very clear about explaining why common misconceptions are wrong， and is so obviously anti-racist and anti-sexist， which was extremely refreshing and unfortunately rare when reading paleontology or paleoanthropology books written by men。 He loves his wife and children so much and that is shown clearly through every mention of them！ I would honestly give his book 5。5 stars if I could！ 。。。more

Baeyle ，

This book was equally funny and informative so I never got bored。 I was an anthro major so some of the information was familiar， but it is written in plain language as well as academic language so anyone can enjoy this book （and it didn't give me flashbacks of writing research papers）。 I definitely recommend this book for anyone interested in human evolution and how we use our bodies today！ This book was equally funny and informative so I never got bored。 I was an anthro major so some of the information was familiar， but it is written in plain language as well as academic language so anyone can enjoy this book （and it didn't give me flashbacks of writing research papers）。 I definitely recommend this book for anyone interested in human evolution and how we use our bodies today！ 。。。more

Steve ，

Fascinating look at walking uprightI enjoyed this book。 Jeremy DeSilva writes with a good sense of humor and a conversational tone。 I like how DeSilva shares his journey with the reader。 He also provides information on the players in the area。 There is some science in the book， but it is all very clearly explained。 The book was a pleasure to read and represents excellent science writing。 I recommend it for anyone interested in science。Disclosure: I received a complimentary advance reader copy of Fascinating look at walking uprightI enjoyed this book。 Jeremy DeSilva writes with a good sense of humor and a conversational tone。 I like how DeSilva shares his journey with the reader。 He also provides information on the players in the area。 There is some science in the book， but it is all very clearly explained。 The book was a pleasure to read and represents excellent science writing。 I recommend it for anyone interested in science。Disclosure: I received a complimentary advance reader copy of this book via Edelweiss for review purposes。 。。。more

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