About the Author

Louise Humphrey is a researcher in human origins at the Natural History Museum, specialising in bioarchaeology and dental anthropology. Chris Stringer is the Natural History Museum’s research leader and Britain’s foremost expert on human origins.
He has spent the last 40 years investigating human evolution through the study of fossils, known as palaeoanthropology, and is the author of the bestselling books The Origin of Our Species and Homo Britannicus.

Reviews

`When it comes to human evolution [Chris Stringer] is as close to the horse’s mouth as it gets.’ BBC Focus on The Origin of Our Species `A superlative achievement... pure stimulation from beginning to end.’ Bill Bryson on Homo Britannicus `This is a beautiful book on a fascinating subject, written by the world authority. What more could one ask?’ Richard Dawkins on Homo Britannicus