The Orce man: controversy, media and politics in Spanish human origins research
"The Orce Man controversy is a very long, complicated and harsh dispute among scientific colleagues (often from the same institution) over the taxonomic classification of a cranial fragment. The fossil was found in 1982 by three palaeontologists from the Institut de Paleontologia de Sabadell in...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden Boston
BRILL
[2021]
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Series/Journal: | Cultural dynamics of science
Volume 3 |
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Excavations (archaeology) (Spain) (Orce)
B Venta Micena Site (Spain) B Prehistoric peoples (Spain) (Orce) B Human remains (Archaeology) (Spain) (Orce) B Human Beings Origin |
| Summary: | "The Orce Man controversy is a very long, complicated and harsh dispute among scientific colleagues (often from the same institution) over the taxonomic classification of a cranial fragment. The fossil was found in 1982 by three palaeontologists from the Institut de Paleontologia de Sabadell in Catalonia: Josep Gibert, Jordi Agustí and Salvador Moyà-Solà at a site called Venta Micena, near the small town of Orce, located in a very arid region of the province of Granada, Andalusia"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9004431497 |