by Alain Beauvilain · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782710325925
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«Toumaï, l'aventure humaine» is the essay by Alain Beauvilain published by La Table ronde in paperback (238 pages, in French).
The book narrates the scientific and human journey that led to the exhumation in Chad of the remains of Toumaï (Sahelanthropus tchadensis) and Abel (Australopithecus bahrelghazali). The account combines life in the desert with the rivalries surrounding the discovery and its impact on the study of human origins.
The discovery of Toumaï occurred on 19 July 2001; the work appeared on 13 March 2003.
For readers interested in palaeontology, human evolution and real stories of scientific exploration.
