About the book: 1974 / Since ancient times, humanity has been striving to unravel the mystery of its origin. This brochure traces the long path of evolutionary development and the formation of modern man, talks about the achievements of biological sciences and, above all, anthropology, thanks to which we can look into the depths of our history for tens of millions of years. The book is written in clear language, well illustrated and is addressed to the widest readership. The author, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor V.I. Fursov, is already familiar to readers from a number of brochures in which the fundamentals of natural science were presented in a popular form. With this brochure, at the request of readers, we are resuming the series “Scientists Talk with Believers.” The popular publications in the series present fundamental, including the latest data from the natural and social sciences.