by Richard Leakey · Círculo de Lectores, S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788422686798
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«El origen de la humanidad» is the historical essay by Richard Leakey, published by Círculo de Lectores in paperback (223 pages, in Spanish).
Richard Leakey traces the evolutionary history of the human being through the major hominid fossil discoveries and analyses the immaterial traits that define us, such as art, language and consciousness. His involvement in many of these discoveries allows him to combine scientific rigour with a personal and accessible perspective.
Work originally published in English under the title The Origin of Humankind; this Spanish edition is from 2001.
For readers interested in human evolution, palaeontology and historical popularisation.
Richard Erskine Frere Leakey was a Kenyan paleoanthropologist, conservationist and politician. Leakey held a number of official positions in Kenya, mostly in institutions of archaeology and wildlife conservation. He was director of the National Museum of Kenya, founded the NGO WildlifeDirect, and was the chairman of the Kenya Wildlife Service. Leakey served in the powerful office of cabinet secretary and head of public service during the tail end of President Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi's government.
