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The Neanderthals : Peoples of the Ancient World - Stephanie Muller

The Neanderthals

By: Stephanie Muller, Phyllis Jestice (Translator), Friedemann Shrenk

Hardcover | 14 October 2008 | Edition Number 1

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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. Half a million years ago in Ice Age Europe, there emerged people who managed to cope well with the difficult climate - Neanderthal Man. They formed an organized society, hunted Mammoths, and could make fire. They were able to pass on knowledge; they cared for the old and the handicapped, 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 Goeth University, Frankfurt, Germany, and is Head of the Palaeoanthropological Department at the Senckenberg Research Institute in Frankfurt. Stephanie Muller is an editor and works in the Palaeoanthropological Department of the Senckenberg Research Institute.

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