Arsuaga Juan Luis, Martínez Ignacio. The Chosen Species: The Long March of Human Evolution

Blackwell Publishing: 2006. — p 297. ISBN-13: 978-1-4051-1532-2.This engaging book tells the story of human evolution, asking if man is indeed the “chosen species” or merely an evolutionary accident.Written by world-renowned paleoanthropologists who are co-directors of the excavations at Atapuerca — a World Heritage Site and Europe’s oldest known burial site — where a new human species, homo antecessor, was discovered.Discusses various hypotheses of human evolution, concluding verifiable facts and well-founded arguments.Offers a compelling narrative written for nonspecialists and students of human evolution.Includes over 60 illustrations.Sold over 100,000 copies in the original Spanish-language edition.