The Neanderthals Rediscovered: How Modern Science Is Rewriting Their Story - Rilegato

Papagianni, Dimitra; Morse, Michael A.

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ISBN 10: 0500051771 ISBN 13: 9780500051771

Casa editrice: Thames & Hudson, 2013

Riassunto

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.

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Recensione:

Fresh and engaging --The Bookseller

The first complete chronological narrative of the species from emergence to extinction ... archaeologist Dimitra Papagianni and science historian Michael Morse have shaped a gem ... a beautifully synthesized portrait of a powerful people. --Nature

an engaging, informative, at times even amusing, account of 'our first cousins' --Minerva

Beautifully produced and in a smart slipcase, this book will make you want to abandon your Kindle. --Minerva

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Thames & Hudson
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0500051771
• ISBN 13: 9780500051771
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 208