Paul Jordan takes us on a vivid journey through the history of our most famous cousin in search of the origins of all mankind.

The discovery of Neanderthal Man; Neanderthal Man abroad; Neanderthal Man in the twentieth century; Neanderthal types; the world of the Neanderthalers; Neanderthal technology; the Neanderthal way of life; before Neanderthal Man; from apes to Hominids; the human line; the emergence of Homo sapiens sapiens; Neanderthal nemesis