The First Human: The Race to Discover Our Earliest Ancestors
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Tantor Media, Inc., 2006.
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9781400122387
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10h 0m 0s
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English
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Ann Gibbons., Ann Gibbons|AUTHOR., & Renee Raudman|READER. (2006). The First Human: The Race to Discover Our Earliest Ancestors . Tantor Media, Inc..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ann Gibbons, Ann Gibbons|AUTHOR and Renee Raudman|READER. 2006. The First Human: The Race to Discover Our Earliest Ancestors. Tantor Media, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ann Gibbons, Ann Gibbons|AUTHOR and Renee Raudman|READER. The First Human: The Race to Discover Our Earliest Ancestors Tantor Media, Inc, 2006.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ann Gibbons, Ann Gibbons|AUTHOR, and Renee Raudman|READER. The First Human: The Race to Discover Our Earliest Ancestors Tantor Media, Inc., 2006.
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