The Neanderthals Rediscovered: How Modern Science Is Rewriting

The Neanderthals Rediscovered: How Modern Science Is Rewriting Their Story (The Rediscovered Series)

"In the first complete chronological narrative of the species from emergence to extinction...archaeologist Dimitra Papagianni and science historian Michael Morse have shaped a gem."Â â€”Nature

In recent years, the common perception of the Neanderthals has been transformed, thanks to new discoveries and paradigm-shattering scientific innovations. It turns out that the Neanderthalsâ€™ behavior was surprisingly modern: they buried the dead, cared for the sick, hunted large animals in their prime, harvested seafood, and communicated with spoken language. Meanwhile, advances in DNA technologies are compelling us to reassess the Neanderthalsâ€™ place in our own past.

For hundreds of thousands of years, Neanderthals evolved in Europe parallel to Homo sapiens evolving in Africa, and, when both species made their first forays into Asia, the Neanderthals may even have had the upper hand. In this important volume, Dimitra Papagianni and Michael A. Morse compile the first full chronological narrative of the Neanderthalsâ€™ dramatic existenceâ€”from their evolution in Europe to their expansion to Siberia, their subsequent extinction, and ultimately their revival in popular novels, cartoons, cult movies, and television commercials.
Country USA
Manufacturer Thames & Hudson
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2015-09-01
Format Kindle eBook

The Neanderthals Rediscovered: How Modern Science Is Rewriting Their Story (The Rediscovered Series)