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Summary: Our perception of the Neanderthals has undergone a metamorphosis since their discovery 150 years ago, from the losers of the human family tree to A-list hominins. Spanning scientific curiosity and popular cultural fascination means that there is a wealth of coverage in the media and beyond - but do we get the whole story? The reality of 21st century Neanderthals is complex and fascinating, yet...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Sigma 2020
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Summary: For over a century we saw Neanderthals as inferior to Homo Sapiens. More recently, the pendulum swung the other way and they are generally seen as our relatives: not quite human, but similar enough, and still not equal. Now, thanks to an ongoing revolution in paleoanthropology in which he has played a key part, Ludovic Slimak shows us that they are something altogether different--and they...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2024
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 573.3 TRISummary: A tomb of 49,000 year-old Neanderthal bones discovered in El Sidron, a remote, mountainous region of northern Spain, leads to a compelling investigation to solve a double mystery: How did this group of Neanderthals die? And could the fate of this group help explain Neanderthal extinction? Scientists examine the bones and discover signs that tell a shocking story of how this group may have met...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2013
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Summary: After the humans leave their cave, Lucy and Andy decide to start an explorer's club with their new friends.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J GRAPHIC LUCSummary: "The human race is here today because of its abilitiy to adapt ... Episode 5 walks us down the incredible pathway that has brought humans to their dominant position on the planet and openly questions our role in the future development of life on Earth."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Ambrose Video 2005
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV MIRBright, Michael
Summary: Explores the history of human origins, highlighting such early humans as Ardipithecus, Homo habilis, Neanderthals, and Homo erectus.
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Publisher / Publication Date: words & pictures 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 569.9 BRITattersall, Ian
Summary: Argues that a long tradition of "human exceptionalism" in paleoanthropology has distorted the picture of human evolution. Drawing partly on his own career-- from young scientist in awe of his elders to crotchety elder statesman-- Tattersall offers an idiosyncratic look at the competitive world of paleoanthropology, beginning with Charles Darwin 150 years ago, and continuing through the Leakey...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Palgrave Macmillan 2015