The Descent of Woman

The Descent of Woman The Descent of Woman, by Elaine Morgan, tells the idea of the Aquatic Theory of Evolution. According to this theory of evolution, the ape, which man is believed to evolve from, comes down from the trees due to a drought and into the water. While adapting to a new environment, the ape evolved to become more like man. When the drought was over, this ape moved back onto the land and …

…your choices and to do what makes you happy. I found this novel to make sense of the Aquatic Theory to a pretty large degree. I enjoy the way Elaine Morgan writes. She is very blunt. This book was very interesting although hard to comprehend some of the concepts the first time reading them. I especially found chapters nine through eleven difficult. I must say however, Morgan got me to buy this theory almost completely.