How To Think Like A Neandertal
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How To Think Like A Neandertal
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Author : Thomas Wynn
language : en
Publisher: OUP USA
Release Date : 2012-01-26
How To Think Like A Neandertal written by Thomas Wynn and has been published by OUP USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-26 with Psychology categories.
In this book, the authors provide a fascinating narrative of the mental life of Neandertals, to the extent that it can be reconstructed from fossil and archaeological remains.
The Smart Neanderthal
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Author : Clive Finlayson
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2019-02-15
The Smart Neanderthal written by Clive Finlayson and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-15 with Social Science categories.
Since the late 1980s the dominant theory of human origins has been that a 'cognitive revolution' (C.50,000 years ago) led to the advent of our species, Homo sapiens. As a result of this revolution our species spread and eventually replaced all existing archaic Homo species, ultimately leading to the superiority of modern humans. Or so we thought. As Clive Finlayson explains, the latest advances in genetics prove that there was significant interbreeding between Modern Humans and the Neanderthals. All non-Africans today carry some Neanderthal genes. We have also discovered aspects of Neanderthal behaviour that indicate that they were not cognitively inferior to modern humans, as we once thought, and in fact had their own rituals and art. Finlayson, who is at the forefront of this research, recounts the discoveries of his team, providing evidence that Neanderthals caught birds of prey, and used their feathers for symbolic purposes. There is also evidence that Neanderthals practised other forms of art, as the recently discovered engravings in Gorham's Cave Gibraltar indicate. Linking all the recent evidence, The Smart Neanderthal casts a new light on the Neanderthals and the 'Cognitive Revolution'. Finlayson argues that there was no revolution and, instead, modern behaviour arose gradually and independently among different populations of Modern Humans and Neanderthals. Some practices were even adopted by Modern Humans from the Neanderthals. Finlayson overturns classic narratives of human origins, and raises important questions about who we really are.
Thin On The Ground
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Author : Steven E. Churchill
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2014-10-06
Thin On The Ground written by Steven E. Churchill and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-06 with Social Science categories.
Thin on the Ground: Neandertal Biology, Archeology and Ecology synthesizes the current knowledge about our sister species the Neandertals, combining data from a variety of disciplines to reach a cohesive theory behind Neandertal low population densities and relatively low rate of technological innovation. The book highlights and contrasts the differences between Neandertals and early modern humans and explores the morphological, physiological, and behavioral adaptive solutions which led to the extinction of the Neandertals and the population expansion of modern humans. Written by a world recognized expert in physical anthropology, Thin on the Ground: Neandertal Biology, Archaeology and Ecology will be a must have title for anyone interested in the rise and fall of the Neandertals.
Caf Neandertal
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Author : Beebe Bahrami
language : en
Publisher: Catapult
Release Date : 2018-02-27
Caf Neandertal written by Beebe Bahrami and has been published by Catapult this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-27 with Social Science categories.
"Award–winning writer Bahrami is a delightful guide in this thoroughly enjoyable look into the research and recovery of a group of Neandertal remains in the French Dordogne region . . . Her wide interests in travel, memoir, food, wine, and more make this exceedingly engaging title more like a French version of Under the Tuscan Sun." —Booklist (starred review) Centered in the Dordogne region of southwestern France, one of Europe’s most concentrated regions for Neandertal occupations, Café Neandertal features the work of archaeologists doing some of the most comprehensive and global work to date on the research, exploration, and recovery of our ancient ancestors, shedding a surprising light on what it means to be human.
Neanderthal
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Author : Paul Jordan
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2001-02-15
Neanderthal written by Paul Jordan and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-02-15 with Social Science categories.
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.
The Last Neanderthal
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Author : Claire Cameron
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2017-04-25
The Last Neanderthal written by Claire Cameron and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-25 with Fiction categories.
From the author of The Bear, the enthralling story of two women separated by millennia, but linked by an epic journey that will transform them both. Forty thousand years in the past, the last family of Neanderthals roams the earth. After a crushingly hard winter, their numbers are low, but Girl, the oldest daughter, is just coming of age and her family is determined to travel to the annual meeting place and find her a mate. But the unforgiving landscape takes its toll, and Girl is left alone to care for Runt, a foundling of unknown origin. As Girl and Runt face the coming winter storms, Girl realizes she has one final chance to save her people, even if it means sacrificing part of herself. In the modern day, archaeologist Rosamund Gale works well into her pregnancy, racing to excavate newly found Neanderthal artifacts before her baby comes. Linked across the ages by the shared experience of early motherhood, both stories examine the often taboo corners of women's lives. Haunting, suspenseful, and profoundly moving, The Last Neanderthal asks us to reconsider all we think we know about what it means to be human.
Neanderthal Man
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Author : Svante Pääbo
language : en
Publisher: Basic Books
Release Date : 2014-02-11
Neanderthal Man written by Svante Pääbo and has been published by Basic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-11 with Science categories.
A preeminent geneticist, winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize in medicine, hunts the Neanderthal and Denisovan genomes to answer the biggest question of them all: how did our ancestors become human? Neanderthal Man tells the riveting personal and scientific story of the quest to use ancient DNA to unlock the secrets of human evolution. Beginning with the study of DNA in Egyptian mummies in the early 1980s and culminating in the sequencing of the Neanderthal genome in 2010, Neanderthal Man describes the events, intrigues, failures, and triumphs of these scientifically rich years through the lens of the pioneer and inventor of the field of ancient DNA, Svante Pääbo. We learn that Neanderthal genes offer a unique window into the lives of our ancient relatives and may hold the key to unlocking the mysteries of where language came from as well as why humans survived while Neanderthals went extinct. Pääbo redrew our family tree and permanently changed the way we think about who we are and how we got here. For readers of Richard Dawkins, David Reich, and Hope Jahren, Neanderthal Man is the must-read account of how he did it.
The Neandertal Enigma
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Author : James Shreeve
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
The Neandertal Enigma written by James Shreeve and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Anthropology, Prehistoric categories.
The Humans Who Went Extinct
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Author : Clive Finlayson
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2010-11-11
The Humans Who Went Extinct written by Clive Finlayson and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-11 with Science categories.
Originally published in hardcover: Oxford; New York: Oxford Universtiy Press, 2009.
Masters Of The Planet
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Author : Ian Tattersall
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Release Date : 2012-03-27
Masters Of The Planet written by Ian Tattersall and has been published by St. Martin's Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-27 with Science categories.
50,000 years ago – merely a blip in evolutionary time – our Homo sapiens ancestors were competing for existence with several other human species, just as their own precursors had been doing for millions of years. Yet something about our species separated it from the pack, and led to its survival while the rest became extinct. So just what was it that allowed Homo sapiens to become Masters of the Planet? Curator Emeritus at the American Museum of Natural History, Ian Tattersall takes us deep into the fossil record to uncover what made humans so special. Surveying a vast field from initial bipedality to language and intelligence, Tattersall argues that Homo sapiens acquired a winning combination of traits that was not the result of long term evolutionary refinement. Instead it emerged quickly, shocking their world and changing it forever.