The Neanderthals Rediscovered by Dimitra Papagianni
For too long the Neanderthals have been seen as dim-witted evolutionary dead-enders who looked and behaved completely differently from us, but their story has been transformed thanks to new discoveries and advances in scientific techniques. This book takes a look at the whole story of the Neanderthals.
'A beautifully synthesized portrait of a powerful people … the first complete chronological narrative of the species from emergence to extinction … a gem' - Nature
'If you thought you knew about the Neanderthals, think againPrepare to have your prejudices shattered and your understanding of humanity challenged' - Clive Gamble, Professor of Archaeology, University of Southampton
'Excellent and absorbing' - Current World Archaeology
' Fresh, well-informed and highly recommended … The inspired pairing of a Palaeolithic expert and a historian of science makes for compelling reading' - Paul Pettitt, Professor of Archaeology, Durham University
'A nuanced and sympathetic perspective on these fascinating people’ ' - Brian Fagan, Professor Emeritus of Archaeology, University of California, Santa Barbara
' [Written] with confidence and verve … strikes an excellent balance between broad popular appeal and satisfyingly rich content' - Society for American Archaeology
'Has the fresh charm of treating human evolution as a curious story that leads to the Neanderthals, rather than as a moral tale that rises ever upward and inevitably to us godlike moderns' - Harper’s
'If you thought you knew about the Neanderthals, think againPrepare to have your prejudices shattered and your understanding of humanity challenged' - Clive Gamble, Professor of Archaeology, University of Southampton
'Excellent and absorbing' - Current World Archaeology
' Fresh, well-informed and highly recommended … The inspired pairing of a Palaeolithic expert and a historian of science makes for compelling reading' - Paul Pettitt, Professor of Archaeology, Durham University
'A nuanced and sympathetic perspective on these fascinating people’ ' - Brian Fagan, Professor Emeritus of Archaeology, University of California, Santa Barbara
' [Written] with confidence and verve … strikes an excellent balance between broad popular appeal and satisfyingly rich content' - Society for American Archaeology
'Has the fresh charm of treating human evolution as a curious story that leads to the Neanderthals, rather than as a moral tale that rises ever upward and inevitably to us godlike moderns' - Harper’s
Dimitra Papagianni trained as a Palaeolithic and stone tool specialist at Cambridge and wrote her PhD on the Neanderthal sites of northwestern Greece, the region where she was born. She has taught for the undergraduate, Masters and continuing education programs at Southampton, Cambridge, Oxford and Bath.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780500292044 |
| ISBN 10 | 0500292043 |
| Title | The Neanderthals Rediscovered |
| Author | Dimitra Papagianni |
| Series | Rediscovered Ser |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Year published | 2015-09-02 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
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