The Neanderthals
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Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-0-415-42520-9
- Binding: Paperback (also available in Hardback)
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 30th September 2008 (Available for Pre-order)
- Pages: 128
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About the Book
The Neanderthal is among the most mysterious relatives of Homo sapiens: Was he a dull, club-swinging muscleman, or a being with developed social behavior and the ability to speak, to plan precisely, and even to develop views on the afterlife?
For many, the Neanderthals are an example of primitive humans, but new discoveries suggest that this image needs to be revised. Half a million years ago in Ice Age Europe, there emerged people who managed to cope well with the difficult climate – Neanderthal Man. They formed an organized society, hunted Mammoths, and could make fire. They were able to pass on knowledge; they cared for the old and the handicapped, burying their dead, and placing gifts on their graves. Yet, they became extinct, despite their cultural abilities.
This richly illustrated book, written for general audiences, provides a competent look at the history, living conditions, and culture of the Neanderthal.
Friedemann Schrenk is Professor of Vertebrate Palaeobiology at Johann Wolfgang Goeth University, Frankfurt, Germany, and is Head of the Palaeoanthropological Department at the Senckenberg Research Institute in Frankfurt. Stephanie Müller is an editor and works in the Palaeoanthropological Department of the Senckenberg Research Institute.
Table of Contents
1.The History of the Neanderthal 2. Out of Africa 3. The Settlement of the "New World" 4.From Heidelberg Man to the Classic Neanderthal 5. Elderberries, Mammoths, and Spears 6. Encounters with the Modern Important Fossil Sites of the Early Europeans Suggestions for Further Reading Index