The Neanderthals Rediscovered: How Modern Science Is Rewriting Their Story (The Rediscovered Series)
Title | The Neanderthals Rediscovered: How Modern Science Is Rewriting Their Story (The Rediscovered Series) PDF eBook |
Author | Dimitra Papagianni |
Publisher | Thames & Hudson |
Total Pages | 267 |
Release | 2015-09-08 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0500773114 |
"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." —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 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.
The Neanderthals Rediscovered: How Modern Science Is Rewriting Their Story (The Rediscovered Series)
Title | The Neanderthals Rediscovered: How Modern Science Is Rewriting Their Story (The Rediscovered Series) PDF eBook |
Author | Dimitra Papagianni |
Publisher | Thames & Hudson |
Total Pages | 260 |
Release | 2013-10-07 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0500771804 |
“Even-handed, up-to-date, and clearly written. . . . If you want to navigate between the Scylla and Charybdis of Neanderthal controversies, you’ll find no better guide.” —Brian Fagan, author of Cro-Magnon In recent years, the common perception of the Neanderthal 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 spoke. Meanwhile, advances in DNA technologies have forced a reassessment of the Neanderthals’ place in our own past. For hundreds of thousands of years, Neanderthals evolved in Europe very much in parallel to the Homo sapiens line evolving in Africa, and, when both species made their first forays into Asia, the Neanderthals may even have had the upper hand. Here, Dimitra Papagianni and Michael A. Morse look at the Neanderthals through the full dramatic arc of their 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 TV commercials.
The Neanderthals Rediscovered
Title | The Neanderthals Rediscovered PDF eBook |
Author | Michael A Morse |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2022-06-21 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0500296405 |
“The first complete chronological narrative of the species from emergence to extinction. . . .[A] gem.” —Nature Winner of the Society for American Archaeology Book Award, The Neanderthals Rediscovered is a fascinating study of the Neanderthals, informed by the latest scientific developments and discoveries, now available as an updated paperback. The Neanderthals’ story has been transformed thanks to new discoveries and paradigm-shattering scientific innovations. We can now trace their evolution in Europe and spread across Asia, study their DNA, and piece together how they lived and died. Far from the old stereotypes, Neanderthals’ behavior was surprisingly modern: they buried their dead, cared for their sick, hunted large animals, used red pigment, and spoke. If Neanderthals were so advanced, why did they die out and Homo sapiens survive? By looking at the full Neanderthal story, we can better address the biggest mystery of all: what it means to be human.
The Neanderthals Rediscovered
Title | The Neanderthals Rediscovered PDF eBook |
Author | Dimitra Papagianni |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2015-10-20 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0500292043 |
"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." —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 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.
Neanderthals Rediscovered
Title | Neanderthals Rediscovered PDF eBook |
Author | Dimitra Papagianni |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 208 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Antiquities, Prehistoric |
ISBN | 9780500771792 |
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.
Neanderthal
Title | Neanderthal PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Jordan |
Publisher | The History Press |
Total Pages | 313 |
Release | 2001-02-15 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0752494805 |
The story of Neanderthal man. Was he our direct ancestor, or was he perhaps a more alien figure, genetically very different? This title brings us into the Neanderthal's world, his technology, his way of life, his origins and his relationship with us.
Neanderthal Man
Title | Neanderthal Man PDF eBook |
Author | Svante Pbo |
Publisher | Basic Books (AZ) |
Total Pages | 290 |
Release | 2014-02-11 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0465020836 |
An influential geneticist traces his investigation into the genes of humanity's closest evolutionary relatives, explaining what his sequencing of the Neanderthal genome has revealed about their extinction and the origins of modern humans.