Title: Very Disappointing
Review: The main problem with this book is that it doesn't cover the subject of it's title. This is NOT a book about "extinct humans", it's a book about all the people who look for and find bones of extinct humans.The book gives (in excruciating detail) an account of all the expeditions that found human remains throughout the world. For example, you learn more about Ramond Dart's life and his expeditions than you ever cared to know. You also hear about all the disagreements and personal animosities various scientists have had with each other over the past few hundred years.What you don't learn about is the subjects themselves, the so-called "extinct humans." You lean nothing new about homo erectus, nothing new about homo habilis, nothing new about neandertals, etc. You go away not knowing any more about human evolution than you did before and you feel like you've just wasted your time and money.This book should be retitled: "All The Details About The People Who Look For Extinct Humans."
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