{"product_id":"neanderthals-the-complete-story-of-our-extinct-human-relatives-daily-life-survival-and-the-fall-of-another-humanity-9798199879941","title":"Neanderthals: The Complete Story of Our Extinct Human Relatives. Daily Life, Survival, and the Fall of Another Humanity","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Civitas Ratio\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Archaeology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho were the Neanderthals, really?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more than a century, they were portrayed as brutish, primitive, and barely human. Today, archaeology, genetics, and paleoanthropology reveal a far more complex story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNeanderthals\u003c\/i\u003e takes you inside the world of our extinct human relatives through the latest scientific discoveries, turning fossils, ancient DNA, stone tools, and archaeological sites into a vivid and deeply human portrait of a vanished humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the frozen plains of Ice Age Europe to the caves of the Caucasus, from mammoth hunts to the mystery of language, this book explores the daily lives of the Neanderthals with a style that is both scientifically grounded and highly accessible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside, you'll discover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the Neanderthals emerged and adapted to the harsh environments of Ice Age Eurasia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat they really looked like, how powerful they were, and how their bodies and brains functioned\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat modern science reveals about their voice, language, and the FOXP2 gene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow they lived day to day: hunting, fire, tools, clothing, injuries, children, and survival\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy the Pleistocene was far more unstable and dangerous than most people imagine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat ancient DNA reveals about encounters between Neanderthals and \u003ci\u003eHomo sapiens\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhether they used symbols, ornaments, rituals, or forms of spirituality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy they disappeared - and how part of their genetic legacy still survives within us today\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book also explores some of the most debated questions in modern paleoanthropology, including symbolic behavior, care for the sick and elderly, cultural transmission, language, interbreeding, and the long relationship between Neanderthals and \u003ci\u003eHomo sapiens\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing from modern genetic research, archaeology, and paleoanthropological studies, \u003ci\u003eNeanderthals\u003c\/i\u003e clearly separates established evidence from plausible hypotheses and speculation, avoiding sensationalism and pseudoscience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compelling exploration of the daily life, survival, intelligence, and disappearance of one of the most fascinating human populations ever to exist.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47968407093399,"sku":"9798199879941","price":1256.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798199879941.webp?v=1782917857","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/neanderthals-the-complete-story-of-our-extinct-human-relatives-daily-life-survival-and-the-fall-of-another-humanity-9798199879941","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}