In Search of the Neanderthals. Solving the Puzzle of Human Origins.

Stringer, Christopher; Gamble, Clive.

ISBN 10: 0500050708 / ISBN 13: 9780500050705

Published by Thames & Hudson, New York, 1993

About this Item

247pp, index, bibliography, notes, appendix, bw ills. Or boards in jacket. Very light edge wear to jacket. Size: Small 4to.

Seller Inventory # 043046

Bibliographic Details

• Title: In Search of the Neanderthals. Solving the Puzzle of Human Origins.
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson, New York
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0500050708
• ISBN 13: 9780500050705
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First US Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Ancient History / Archaeology
  • Anthropology, Sociology, Ethnology
  • Natural History & Environment

About this title

Synopsis

A survey of the current anthropological and archeological knowledge about Neanderthals examines their relationship to modern humans

Reviews

Compared with Erik Trinkhaus and Pat Shipman's The Neandertals ( LJ 12/92), which traces the history of Neanderthal discoveries, this book is more concerned with current interpretations of the fossil record. English anthropologists Stringer and Gamble hope to settle the controversy over the Neanderthals' proper branch on humanity's family tree by taking their case to a general audience. They marshall the evidence in favor of the "Out of Africa 2" scenario, contending that Neanderthal populations in Europe and the Middle East were replaced by a second African migration between 130,000 and 50,000 years ago. Neanderthals, therefore, are not directly ancestral to modern humans. The authors make a strong case for their interpretations, but they offer little more than a caricature of competing theories. Still, this is an important and readable book, with many good illustrations. Recommended for academic and public libraries.
- Eric Hinsdale, Trinity Univ. Lib., San Antonio
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