ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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    As I sit here, in early 2003, I have before me several pages of manuscript bearing majesticallyencing and tactful notes from Ian Tattersal of the Ameri Museum of Natural Historypointing out, inter alia, that Perigueux is not a wineprodug region, that it is iive but atouorthodox of me to italicize taxonomic divisions above the level of genus and species,that I have persistently misspelled esaille, a place that I retly visited, and so on insimilar vein through two chapters of text c his area<mark></mark> of expertise, early humans.

    Goodness knows how many other inky embarrassments may lurk in these pages yet, but itis thanks to Dr. Tattersall and all of those whom I am about to mention that there arent manyhundreds more. I ot begin to thank adequately those who helped me in the preparation ofthis book. I am especially ied to the following, who were uniforml<tt>99lib.t>y generous and kindlyand showed the most heroic reserves of patien answering one simple, endlessly repeatedquestion: &quot;Im sorry, but  you explain that again?&quot;In the Uates: Ian Tattersall of the Ameri Museum of Natural History in NewYork; John Thorstensen, Mary K. Hudson, and David Blanchflower of Dartmouth College inHanover, Neshire; Dr. William Abdu and Dr. Bryan Marsh of Dartmouth-Hitedical ter in Lebanon, Neshire; Ray Anderson and Brian Witzke of the Ioartment of Natural Resources, Iowa city; Mike Voorhies of the Uy of Nebraskaand Ashfall F<s>9９ｌiｂ.</s>ossil Beds State Park near Orchard, Nebraska; Chuck Offenburger of BuenaVista Uy, Storm Lake, Iowa; Ken Rancourt, director of research, Mount Washingtoorham, Neshire; Paul Doss, geologist of Yellowstoional Park,and his wife, Heidi, also of the National Park; Frank Asara of the Uy of California atBerkeley; Oliver Payne and Lynn Addison of the National Geographic Society; James O.

    Farlow, IndianaPurdue Uy; Roger L. Larson, professor of marine geophysiiversity of Rhode Island; Jeff Guinn of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram neer; Jerry Kasten of Dallas, Texas; and the staff of the Iowa Historical Society in DesMoines.

    In England: David Caplin of Imperial College, London; Richard Fortey, Les Elli<var>９９lｉｂ?</var>s, and KathyWay of the Natural History Museum; Martin Raff of Uy College, London; RosalindHarding of the Institute of Biological Anthropology in Oxford; Dr. Laurence Smaje, formerlyof the Welle Institute; ah Blackmore of  The Times.

    In Australia: the Reverend Robert Evans of Hazelbrook, New South Wales; Alan Thorneand Victoria Be of the Australian National Uy in berra; Louise Burke andJohn Hawley of berra; Anne Milne of the Sydney M Herald; Ian Nowak, formerlyof the Geological Society of Western Australia; Thomas H. Riuseum Victoria; TimFlannery, director of the South Australian Museum in Adelaide; and the very helpful staff ofthe State Library of New South Wales in Sydney.

    And elsewhere: Sue Superville, informatioer ma the Museum of New Zealandin Wellington, and Dr. Emma Mbua, Dr. Koen Maes, and Jillani Ngalla of the Kenya NationalMuseum in Nairobi.

    I am also deeply and variously ied to Patrick Janson-Smith, Gerald Howard, MarianneVelma<samp>99lｉb?</samp>ns, Alison Tulett, Larry Finlay, Steve Rubin, Jed Mattes, Carol Heaton, Charles Elliott,David Bryson, Felicity Bryson, Dan M, Nick Southern, Patrick Gallagher, LarryAshmead, and the staff of the peerless and ever-cheery Howe Library in Hanover, Neshire.

    Above all, and as always, my profouhanks to my dear wife, thia.

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