208 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
2013
Contents:
A long underestimated type of human -- The first Europeans : 1 million to 600,000 years ago -- Defeating the cold : 600,000 to 250,000 years ago -- Meet the Neanderthals : 250,000 to 130,000 years ago -- An end to isolation : 130,000 to 60,000 years ago -- Endgame : 60,000 to 25,000 years ago -- Still with us?
Summary:
For too long the Neanderthals have been seen as dim-witted evolutionary dead-enders who looked and behaved completely differently from us, but in recent years their story has been transformed thanks to new discoveries and advances in scientific techniques. In a compelling narrative one that has not previously been told in a way that encompasses the entire dramatic arc from evolution to expansion to extinction this book takes a fresh and engaging look at the whole story of the Neanderthals, setting out all the evidence, redressing the balance and arriving at a fairer assessment of a species that was closely related to us and in so doing addresses what it is to be human.
