Wragg Sykes, Rebecca
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: Thorndike Press 1996
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Summary: Two anthropologists who are currently academic rivals join forces to discover the reason their mentor has disapeared while on an expedition, leading them to discover a tribe of prehistoric beings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 1996
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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