Dart, Taung and the Missing Link: an Essay on the Life and Work of Emeritus Professor Raymond Dart (Institute for the Study of Man in Africa)

Tobias, Phillip V.

Wits University Press（1984/12発売）

• ページ数 73 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780854948017
• DDC分類 573.092

Full Description

An essay on the life and work of Emeritus Professor Raymond Dart.

Contents

Birth and early career; From Brisbane to Sydney: groundwork to maturation; With Elliot Smith in London; American interlude; From London to Johannesburg; Dart as anatomist and dean; Lead-up to the Taung discovery; The date of the discovery; Taung brings fame to Dart and Wits; Contrariety and contumely; Broom and some other supporters; The missing link?; Australopithecus received visitors; The odds against acceptance of Australopithecus ; Retrospective evaluation of Dart and Taung; Dart, a many-sided pioneer; Dart the man.