[Aqualist] New book: The Bone Readers

[Tim Barrows]

Allen & Unwin has just released "The Bone Readers: Atoms, genes and 
the politics of Australia's deep past", a book co-authored by 
radiocarbon dating experts Claudio Tuniz and Richard Gillespie, and 
science journalist Cheryl Jones. The book analyses the biggest 
controversies surrounding Australian prehistory, arguing that many 
popular theories are based on misinterpretation or distortion of 
scientific evidence. It puts Australia centrestage in international 
debates on the evolution and dispersal of our species, and on early 
human environmental impacts, drawing parallels between the Australian 
and the American and European scenes.

"The Bone Readers" is a popular science book but would also interest 
students of prehistory and researchers wanting to explore the 
landscape around their fields. It is available in bookstores and 
online at www.allenandunwin.com/default.aspx?page=94&book=9781741147285 ]

Claudio Tuniz

ICTP, Trieste, Italy

email: zinut2009 at gmail.com

phone: +39 040 2240 232