The Neanderthals Rediscovered: How Modern Science Is Rewriting Their Story
Dimitra Papagianni
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Detalhes do Produto
- Editora: Thames & Hudson
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- Ano: 2016
- ISBN: 9780500292044
Sinopse
For too long the Neanderthals have been seen as evolutionary dead-ends but advances in DNA
technologies have forced a reassessment of their place in our own past. This extensively
illustrated book looks at the Neanderthals from their evolution in Europe to their
expansion to Siberia and their subsequent extinction. It turns out that the Neanderthals'
behaviour was surprisingly modern so what caused their extinction? This is one of many
mysteries that we are closer to solving. They evolved in Europe in parallel to the Homo
Sapiens line evolving in Africa. When both species made their first moves into Asia, the
Neanderthals may even have had the upper hand. The superiority of Homo sapiens suddenly
seems less obvious or inevitable.