The Five-Million-Year Odyssey
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The epic story of human evolution, from our primate beginnings more than five million years ago to the agricultural era
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The epic story of human evolution, from our primate beginnings more than five million years ago to the agricultural era
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The Five-Million-Year Odyssey
About the Book The epic story of human evolution, from our primate beginnings more than five million years ago to the agricultural era. Over the course of five million years, our primate ancestors evolved from a modest population of sub-Saharan apes into the globally dominant species Homo sapiens. Along the way, humans became incredibly diverse in appearance, language, and culture.
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The Five-Million-Year Odyssey: The Human Journey from Ape to Agriculture [Book]
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The Five-Million-Year Odyssey
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The Five-Million-Year Odyssey' reveals how migration shaped humankind
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Peter Bellwood Wins a 2023 PROSE Award for New Book