African Exodus – The Origins of Modern Humanity by Chris Stringer & Robin McKie

African Exodus: The Origins of Modern Humanity by Chris Stringer and Robin McKie is an important and highly readable exploration of one of the most compelling questions in anthropology: where did modern human beings originate, and how did they spread across the world?

Published in 1996, African Exodus presents the scientific case for the African origins of modern Homo sapiens, examining fossil discoveries, archaeology, evolutionary biology and emerging genetic evidence. Chris Stringer, one of Britain’s leading authorities on human evolution, and science writer Robin McKie trace the development of competing theories concerning human origins and explain how evidence increasingly pointed towards Africa as the birthplace of modern humanity.

The authors consider Neanderthals and other archaic human populations, the movement of early modern humans beyond Africa, and the encounters and population changes that ultimately shaped the human world. Complex scientific debates are presented in an accessible narrative, making African Exodus suitable not only for specialists and students but also for general readers interested in archaeology, palaeoanthropology, prehistory and human evolution.

This is the first edition of African Exodus, first published in 1996 by Jonathan Cape, London, and is presented as a hardcover with its original illustrated dust jacket. An attractive copy of a significant late-20th-century work on human evolutionary history and the Out-of-Africa model.

Condition – Fine/Like New

An exceptionally well-preserved 1996 hardcover copy. The blue cloth-covered boards and gilt spine lettering remain bright and clean, with very little evidence of handling or shelf wear. Internally clean and well preserved. The illustrated dust jacket is likewise in excellent condition with only negligible signs of handling.