Every Bone Tells a Story: Hominin Discoveries, Deductions, and Debates

Rubalcaba, Jill and Robertshaw, Peter. Every Bone Tells a Story: Hominin Discoveries, Deductions, and Debaters.  Charlesbridge, Watertown, MA,: 2010. 186 pages. Tr. $18.95 ISBN 9781580891646

Annotation

In Every Bone Tells a Story Rubalaba and Robertshaw recount four pivotal hominin discoveries in their engaging narrative. 

Review

Rubalcaba and Robertshaw’s Every Bone Tells a Story is a fascinating and engaging book which reveals the stories of four pivotal archeological finds which reveal important information about our ancestors: the Turkana boy, the Lapedo child, the Kennewick man and the iceman.  Each of these discoveries led to fascinating and controversial theories.  The Turkana boy raised the question of whether homo erectus had language or not And the Lapedo child raised the issue of when Neandertals went extinct and if the interbred with humans.  Even with these and similar questions answered these prehistoric bodies still have much to tell us as science and scientists continue to advance and question. 

Awards/Honors

YALSA Finalist for Best Nonfiction for Young Adults 2011

Front and Back Matter

TOC, Introduction, Conclusion, Further Reading and Source Notes, Timeline, Glossary, Hominins and Friends, Bibliography, Index, Acknowledgments/Photo Credits

Author’s Website

http://www.jillrubalcaba.com/