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THE NEANDERTHALS
The Neanderthal is among the most mysterious relatives of
Homo sapiens
:
Was he a dull, club-swinging muscleman, or a being with developed social
behavior and the ability to speak, to plan precisely, and even to develop
views on the afterlife?
For many, the Neanderthals are an example of primitive humans, but
new discoveries suggest that this image needs to be revised. One hundred
thousand years ago in ice-age Europe, there emerged people who managed
to cope well with the difficult climate—Neanderthals. They formed an
organized society, hunted mammoths, and could make fire. They were
able to pass on knowledge, caring for the old and the disabled, burying
their dead, and placing gifts on their graves. Yet they became extinct,
despite their cultural abilities.
This richly illustrated book, written for general audiences, provides a
competent look at the history, living conditions, and culture of the
Neanderthal.
Friedemann Schrenk
is Professor of Vertebrate Palaeobiology at
Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany, and Head of the
Palaeoanthropological Department at the Senckenberg Research Institute
in Frankfurt.
Stephanie Müller
is a science writer and editor in the Section of Public
Understanding at the Senckenberg Research Institute.
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An Introduction
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THE
NEANDERTHALS
Friedemann Schrenk and
Stephanie Müller,
in collaboration with
Christine Hemm
Translated by Phyllis G. Jestice
Die Neandertaler
(by Friedemann Schrenk,
Stephanie Müller, in collaboration with
Christine Hemm)
First published in 2005 by
Verlag C.H. Beck
English translation, translated by
Phyllis G. Jestice, published in 2009
by Routledge
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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Schrenk, Friedemann.
[Neanderthaler. English]
The Neanderthals/by Friedemann Schrenk and Stephanie Müller; in
collaboration with Christine Hemm; translated by Phyllis G. Jestice.
p. cm. – (Peoples of the ancient world)
1. Neanderthals. I. Müller, Stephanie. II. Hemm, Christine. III. Title.
GN285.S58 2008
569.9¢86–dc22
2008016079
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