{"product_id":"cave-of-bones-a-true-story-of-discovery-adventure-and-human-origins-hardcover","title":"Cave of Bones: A True Story of Discovery, Adventure, and 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\u003eLee Berger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Hawks\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEmbark upon a thrilling scientific adventure to discover evidence that could reframe the human family tree. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the unexaggerated account of a dangerous expedition into the Earth, in which bold researchers struggle through ancient caves to answer vital questions about who we were, and who we are. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoin National Geographic Explorer Lee Berger on the adventure of a lifetime as he explores South Africa's Rising Star cave system, a treasure trove of ancient findings that could redefine the force of human evolution. These are discoveries that Berger calls \"the Rosetta stone of the human mind.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the summer of 2022, Berger lost 50 pounds in order to wriggle though impossibly small openings in Rising Star to see the remains of \u003ci\u003eHomo naledi\u003c\/i\u003e, a proto-human likely to have coexisted with \u003ci\u003eHomo sapiens\u003c\/i\u003e some 250,000 years ago. Though the dark, cramped, dangerous underground spaces could spell disaster for Berger, the answers that might lie with the \u003ci\u003enaledi\u003c\/i\u003e fossils are too critical. It was time to take the risk. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis exclusive firsthand account by Berger and fellow expedition member John Hawks takes readers inside the suffocating passages of Rising Star to the very places that \u003ci\u003enaledi \u003c\/i\u003eonce traveled. Inside the cave, stand, crouch, and crawl with Berger as he makes shocking new discoveries that expand our understanding of early hominids--discoveries that stand to alter our fundamental understanding of what makes us human. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat does it all mean?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLEE BERGER\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning paleoarchaeologist whose explorations into human origins have resulted in the discovery of more hominin fossil remains than any other scientist. He spearheaded the discovery of two new species of ancient human relatives: \u003ci\u003eAustralopithecus sediba \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHomo naledi\u003c\/i\u003e. A current National Geographic Explorer at Large, Berger won the first National Geographic Society Research and Exploration Prize in 1997. In 2016, he was named the Rolex National Geographic Explorer of the Year and one of \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e magazine's 100 Most Influential People. Berger is the Phillip Tobias Chair in Palaeoanthropology at the University of the Witwatersrand. He lives in Johannesburg, South Africa, with his wife and two children. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJOHN HAWKS \u003c\/b\u003eis a paleoanthropologist who has been working with Lee Berger on his expeditions for more than a decade. The Vilas-Borghesi Distinguished Achievement Professor of Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin, he lives in Madison, Wisconsin, with his wife and four children.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.2 x 6.4 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 August 08, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52586141057317,"sku":"9781426223884","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/2487\/2485\/files\/u7TxlqZFOW9781426223884.webp?v=1781606980","url":"https:\/\/c4lhome.com\/products\/cave-of-bones-a-true-story-of-discovery-adventure-and-human-origins-hardcover","provider":" Companion for Life Five Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}