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, drawing conclusions from verifiable facts and well-founded argument

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