Best Science Books on Human Evolution (39 books)

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We are looking for informative science books about the origins of human.

There are countless theories on human evolution, as well as even more ideas on how it all started. However, there is also lots of science involved, and some aspects are crystal clear. All in all, here are some of the best books on human evolution – something simple and direct with no overwhelming or sophisticated ideas.

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1	From Molecule To Modern Human: The 4.4-Billion-Year Evolution of Homo sapiens by Frank Dunne it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Human Evolution: A Very Short Introduction by Bernard Wood 3.61 avg rating — 857 ratings score: 286, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal by Jared Diamond 4.09 avg rating — 28,989 ratings score: 280, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari 4.33 avg rating — 1,311,320 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Complete World of Human Evolution by Chris Stringer 3.96 avg rating — 228 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Incredible Human Journey by Alice Roberts 4.15 avg rating — 556 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Smithsonian Intimate Guide to Human Origins by Carl Zimmer (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 234 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	SPEECH! How Language Made Us Human by Simon Prentis (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 78 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Secret of Our Success: How Culture Is Driving Human Evolution, Domesticating Our Species, and Making Us Smarter by Joseph Henrich 4.39 avg rating — 2,274 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Evolution: The Human Story by Alice Roberts 4.28 avg rating — 557 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Lone Survivors: How We Came to Be the Only Humans on Earth by Chris Stringer 3.86 avg rating — 1,601 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Seven Skeletons: The Evolution of the World's Most Famous Human Fossils by Lydia Pyne (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 618 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	A Pocket History of Human Evolution: How We Became Sapiens by Silvana Condemi 3.93 avg rating — 803 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Strange Case of the Rickety Cossack: and Other Cautionary Tales from Human Evolution by Ian Tattersall (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 370 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Our Human Story by Louise Humphrey 4.15 avg rating — 98 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Braindance: New Discoveries about Human Origins and Brain Evolution by Dean Falk 4.23 avg rating — 22 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Sediments of Time: My Lifelong Search for the Past by Meave Leakey 4.16 avg rating — 487 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Fossil Men: The Quest for the Oldest Skeleton and the Origins of Humankind by Kermit Pattison (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 2,314 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Evolving Brains, Emerging Gods: Early Humans and the Origins of Religion by E. Fuller Torrey (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 435 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Mapping Human History: Genes, Race, and Our Common Origins by Steve Olson (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 1,066 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	HOMO MYSTERIOUS: Evolutionary Puzzles Of Human Nature by David Philip Barash 3.53 avg rating — 165 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	After Eden: The Evolution of Human Domination by Kirkpatrick Sale 3.78 avg rating — 51 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Humanimal: How Homo Sapiens Became Nature’s Most Paradoxical Creature—A New Evolutionary History by Adam Rutherford 3.83 avg rating — 2,870 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Transcendence: How Humans Evolved through Fire, Language, Beauty, and Time by Gaia Vince 3.97 avg rating — 923 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind by Donald C. Johanson 4.15 avg rating — 2,891 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	From Lucy to Language: Revised, Updated, and Expanded by Donald C. Johanson 4.30 avg rating — 261 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Lucy's Legacy: The Quest for Human Origins by Donald C. Johanson 3.98 avg rating — 416 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Lucy's Child: The Discovery of a Human Ancestor by Donald C. Johanson 3.86 avg rating — 281 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Ancestors: In Search of Human Origins by Donald C. Johanson 3.86 avg rating — 78 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Physical Anthropology by Mary Courtis liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Our Origins: Discovering Physical Anthropology by Clark Spencer Larsen 3.72 avg rating — 278 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Physical Anthropology and Human Genetics by B.R.K. Shukla really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	A Photographic Atlas for Physical Anthropology by Paul F. Whitehead 3.97 avg rating — 38 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Understanding Humans: Introduction to Physical Anthropology and Archaeology by Barry Lewis 3.76 avg rating — 45 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Human Antiquity: An Introduction to Physical Anthropology and Archaeology by Kenneth L. Feder 4.04 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Discovering Anthropology: Researchers at Work-Physical Anthropology and Archaeology by Carol R. Ember 3.57 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Physical Anthropology and Archaeology by Clifford J. Jolly really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Classic and Contemporary Readings in Physical Anthropology by Mary K. Sandford 3.92 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Arch Lake Woman: Physical Anthropology and Geoarchaeology by Douglas W. Owsley 3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars