The Neanderthals Rediscovered: How Modern Science is Rewriting Their Story - Brossura

Papagianni, Dimitra; Morse, Michael A.

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ISBN 10: 0500292043 ISBN 13: 9780500292044

Casa editrice: Thames & Hudson, 2015

Riassunto

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 Neanderthals’ 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 Neanderthals’ 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 Neanderthals’ dramatic existence—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.

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Recensione:

an engaging, informative, at times even amusing, account of 'our first cousins
Beautifully produced and in a smart slipcase, this book will make you want to abandon your Kindle. --Minerva

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

L'autore:

Dimitra Papagianni has taught courses on the Neanderthals at the Universities of Cambridge, Oxford, and Bath. She lives in New York State.

Michael A. Morse is the author of How the Celts Came to Britain. They both live in New York State.

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• Editore: Thames & Hudson
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0500292043
• ISBN 13: 9780500292044
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 208