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The Neanderthal Legacy: An Archaeological Perspective from Western Europe
Paul A. Mellars
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Description for The Neanderthal Legacy: An Archaeological Perspective from Western Europe
Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DD; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 182 x 255 x 28. Weight in Grams: 934.
The Neanderthals populated western Europe from nearly 250,000 to 30,000 years ago when they disappeared from the archaeological record. In turn, populations of anatomically modern humans, Homo sapiens, came to dominate the area. Seeking to understand the nature of this replacement, which has become a hotly debated issue, Paul Mellars brings together an unprecedented amount of information on the behavior of Neanderthals. His comprehensive overview ranges from the evidence of tool manufacture and related patterns of lithic technology, through the issues of subsistence and settlement patterns, to the more controversial evidence for social organization, cognition, and intelligence. Mellars argues that ... Read more
The Neanderthals populated western Europe from nearly 250,000 to 30,000 years ago when they disappeared from the archaeological record. In turn, populations of anatomically modern humans, Homo sapiens, came to dominate the area. Seeking to understand the nature of this replacement, which has become a hotly debated issue, Paul Mellars brings together an unprecedented amount of information on the behavior of Neanderthals. His comprehensive overview ranges from the evidence of tool manufacture and related patterns of lithic technology, through the issues of subsistence and settlement patterns, to the more controversial evidence for social organization, cognition, and intelligence. Mellars argues that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691167985
SKU
V9780691167985
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About Paul A. Mellars
Paul Mellars is both Reader in Prehistory and President of Corpus Christi College of the University of Cambridge. He is the editor, with Christopher Stringer, of The Human Revolution: Behavioral and Biological Perspectives on the Origins of Modern Humans (Princeton).
Reviews for The Neanderthal Legacy: An Archaeological Perspective from Western Europe
This serious treatment of Neanderthal behavioral patterns makes the volume very useful for student and professional archaeologists.
New Scientist
New Scientist