
Born in Africa
The Quest for the Origins of Human Life
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Narrated by:
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Joe Barrett
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By:
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Martin Meredith
Africa does not give up its secrets easily. Buried there lie answers about the origins of humankind. After a century of investigation, scientists have transformed our understanding about the beginnings of human life. But vital clues still remain hidden.
In Born in Africa, Martin Meredith follows the trail of discoveries about human origins made by scientists over the last hundred years, recounting their intense rivalry, personal feuds, and fierce controversies, as well as their feats of skill and endurance. The results have been momentous. Scientists have identified more than 20 species of extinct humans. They have firmly established Africa as the birthplace not only of humankind but also of modern humans. They have revealed how early technology, language ability, and artistic endeavour all originated in Africa; and they have shown how small groups of Africans spread out from Africa in an exodus 60,000 years ago to populate the rest of the world. We have all inherited an African past.
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Ruined by Narrator.How did the narrator detract from the book?
This narrator obviously knew nothing of the topic. Perhaps he would do well reading a novel of a non-scientific topic, set in America but his mispronunciation of scientific words as well as Swahili proper names was painful to listen to. It took away so much from my enjoyment of the book. I wold not listen to another book read by this man. His failure to correctly pronounce scientific vernacular caused me to question much about the book.Fingernails on a chalk board.
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This book has been absolutely phenomenal. In a sense, I’m not really a novice, because I have visited these sites fairly regularly, and have just told clients to refer any questions they have to the site guides, but after having listened to this book, I finally feel like I have an understanding of the Cradle of Humankind and can finally give people background to this!
This book is very well researched and even a complete novice will be able to learn an incredible amount.
Thank you to both the author and the narrator for doing such a great job!
Highly recommended!
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Also, nearly complete absence of discussion of impact of colonialism and racism.
Good history, weak science
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