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The Neanderthals rediscovered, how modern science is rewriting their history, Dimitra Papagianni, Michael A. Morse

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The Neanderthals rediscovered, how modern science is rewriting their history, Dimitra Papagianni, Michael A. Morse

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-204) and index

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Neanderthals rediscovered

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bibliography

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856581640

Responsibility statement

Dimitra Papagianni, Michael A. Morse

Sub title

how modern science is rewriting their history

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.--book jacket

Table Of 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?

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