African genesis

a personal investigation into the animal origins and nature of man.

by Robert Ardrey

1967 384 pages eng

In 1955 on a visit to South Africa, Robert Ardrey became aware of the growing evidence that man had evolved on the African continent from carnivorous, predatory stock, who had also, long before man, achieved the use of weapons. A dramatist, Ardrey's interest in the African discoveries sprang less fr…