La demografía

Este libro es un fascinante viaje a través de los grandes acontecimientos de la Prehistoria que nos han permitido conocer más sobre nuestros ancestros: desde Lucy al hobbit de Flores, pasando por la Gran Dolina de Atapuerca, la garganta de Olduvai en Tanzania o el fraude del «Hombre de Piltdown», entre otros muchos. David Benito nos trae este extraordinario relato, divulgativo, audaz y muy documentado, que llevará al lector a emocionarse a través de las pequeñas historias de los descubrimientos de nuestro pasado más lejano y desconocido para poder comprender mejor el origen de...

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