![]() ![]() ![]() To listen to the full conversation you can use the audio player above. Kermit Pattison, journalist and author of “ Fossil Men: The Quest for the Oldest Skeleton and the Origins of Humankind” Nicknamed Ardi, the new fossils ignited a firestorm of controversy, competition and jealousy within the paleontology community.įriday, MPR News host Kerri Miller spoke with Pattison about Ardi, the integral importance of the toe to the evolutionary process and why the hunt for the beginnings of humanity continues. While there, they discover ancient bones that are ultimately dated at 4.4 million years old - 1 million years older than the well-known Lucy. In it, we travel with a group of fossil-hunters to the Afar region of Ethiopia. ![]() In Fossil Men, acclaimed journalist Kermit Pattison brings us a cast of eccentric, obsessive scientists. Dimensions (Overall): 8.05 Inches (H) x 5.45 Inches (W) x 1.36 Inches (D). The latest chapter in the saga plays out something like a scientific detective tale in “Fossil Men,” a new book by Minnesota journalist Kermit Pattison. Fossil Men - by Kermit Pattison 13.39 When purchased online. The search for humanity’s origin is a never-ending journey - and the more we learn, the more we discover what we don’t really know. ![]()
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