Neanderthal Man

Author : Svante Pääbo
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780465080687

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A preeminent geneticist, winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize in medicine, hunts the Neanderthal and Denisovan genomes to answer the biggest question of them all: how did our ancestors become human? Neanderthal Man tells the riveting personal and scientific story of the quest to use ancient DNA to unlock the secrets of human evolution. Beginning with the study of DNA in Egyptian mummies in the early 1980s and culminating in the sequencing of the Neanderthal genome in 2010, Neanderthal Man describes the events, intrigues, failures, and triumphs of these scientifically rich years through the lens of the pioneer and inventor of the field of ancient DNA, Svante Pääbo. We learn that Neanderthal genes offer a unique window into the lives of our ancient relatives and may hold the key to unlocking the mysteries of where language came from as well as why humans survived while Neanderthals went extinct. Pääbo redrew our family tree and permanently changed the way we think about who we are and how we got here. For readers of Richard Dawkins, David Reich, and Hope Jahren, Neanderthal Man is the must-read account of how he did it.

Author : Svante Pääbo
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2014-02-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780465080687

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Neanderthal Man by Svante Pääbo Pdf

A preeminent geneticist, winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize in medicine, hunts the Neanderthal and Denisovan genomes to answer the biggest question of them all: how did our ancestors become human? Neanderthal Man tells the riveting personal and scientific story of the quest to use ancient DNA to unlock the secrets of human evolution. Beginning with the study of DNA in Egyptian mummies in the early 1980s and culminating in the sequencing of the Neanderthal genome in 2010, Neanderthal Man describes the events, intrigues, failures, and triumphs of these scientifically rich years through the lens of the pioneer and inventor of the field of ancient DNA, Svante Pääbo. We learn that Neanderthal genes offer a unique window into the lives of our ancient relatives and may hold the key to unlocking the mysteries of where language came from as well as why humans survived while Neanderthals went extinct. Pääbo redrew our family tree and permanently changed the way we think about who we are and how we got here. For readers of Richard Dawkins, David Reich, and Hope Jahren, Neanderthal Man is the must-read account of how he did it.

Author : Svante PŠŠbo
Publisher : Basic Books (AZ)
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780465020836

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Neanderthal Man by Svante PŠŠbo Pdf

An influential geneticist traces his investigation into the genes of humanity's closest evolutionary relatives, explaining what his sequencing of the Neanderthal genome has revealed about their extinction and the origins of modern humans.

Author : Jack Cuozzo
Publisher : New Leaf Publishing Group
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780890512388

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Buried Alive by Jack Cuozzo Pdf

Argues that Neanderthal skeletons are the remains of post flood very old biblical patriarchs.

Author : Avery Flynn
Publisher : Entangled: Amara
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781649370174

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Neanderthal by Avery Flynn Pdf

So I may be in the Last Single Man Standing competition with my cousins, but five minutes around Kinsey was all it took to take myself out. Who cares about bragging rights when you’ve just found the woman you’re going to marry? Sure, she may work for my biggest competitor. Sure, she’s not dating right now. Sure, she’s my sister’s best friend and I’ve been sworn off her. But somehow she agrees to go on six fake dates to help me save face in this competition. What does the guy who never uses his words have to say to convince the girl of his dreams that they’re perfect for each other? Each book in the Last Man Standing series is STANDALONE: * Mama's Boy * Neanderthal * Mansplainer

Author : Paul Jordan
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2001-02-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780752494807

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Neanderthal by Paul Jordan Pdf

The story of Neanderthal man. Was he our direct ancestor, or was he perhaps a more alien figure, genetically very different? This title brings us into the Neanderthal's world, his technology, his way of life, his origins and his relationship with us.

Author : Rebecca Wragg Sykes
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781472937483

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Kindred by Rebecca Wragg Sykes Pdf

** WINNER OF THE PEN HESSELL-TILTMAN PRIZE 2021 ** 'Beautiful, evocative, authoritative.' Professor Brian Cox 'Important reading not just for anyone interested in these ancient cousins of ours, but also for anyone interested in humanity.' Yuval Noah Harari Kindred is the definitive guide to the Neanderthals. Since their discovery more than 160 years ago, Neanderthals have metamorphosed from the losers of the human family tree to A-list hominins. Rebecca Wragg Sykes uses her experience at the cutting edge of Palaeolithic research to share our new understanding of Neanderthals, shoving aside clichés of rag-clad brutes in an icy wasteland. She reveals them to be curious, clever connoisseurs of their world, technologically inventive and ecologically adaptable. Above all, they were successful survivors for more than 300,000 years, during times of massive climatic upheaval. Much of what defines us was also in Neanderthals, and their DNA is still inside us. Planning, co-operation, altruism, craftsmanship, aesthetic sense, imagination, perhaps even a desire for transcendence beyond mortality. Kindred does for Neanderthals what Sapiens did for us, revealing a deeper, more nuanced story where humanity itself is our ancient, shared inheritance.

Author : John Darnton
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781497680845

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Neanderthal by John Darnton Pdf

When a paleoanthropologist mysteriously disappears in the remote upper regions of the Pamir Mountains in Tajikistan, two of his former students, once lovers and now competitors, set off in search of him. Along the way, they make an astounding discovery: a remnant band of Neanderthals, the ancient rivals to Homo sapiens, live on. The shocking find sparks a struggle that replays a conflict from thirty thousand years ago and delves into the heart of modern humanity.

Author : Myra L. Shackley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Academic
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Mousterian culture
ISBN : UCSC:32106005003451

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Neanderthal Man by Myra L. Shackley Pdf

Author : Thomas Wynn,Frederick L. Coolidge
Publisher : OUP USA
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012-01-26
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780199742820

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How To Think Like a Neandertal by Thomas Wynn,Frederick L. Coolidge Pdf

In this book, the authors provide a fascinating narrative of the mental life of Neandertals, to the extent that it can be reconstructed from fossil and archaeological remains.

Author : Jeffrey Brown
Publisher : Crown Books for Young Readers
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2017-08-29
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780385388382

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Lucy & Andy Neanderthal: The Stone Cold Age by Jeffrey Brown Pdf

From the author of the New York Times bestselling Jedi Academy books comes book two in the laugh-out-loud graphic novel series about Neanderthal siblings Lucy and Andy. Fans of Big Nate, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and The Terrible Two won’t want to miss it! “Lucy & Andy are Stone Age rock stars! I loved this book!” —Lincoln Peirce, author of the Big Nate series Neanderthal siblings Lucy and Andy are back to their paleo pranks. This time, they have to put up with more than just each other—the cave is feeling awfully cramped since the humans moved in. They’re in the Ice Age, and legroom comes at a real premium! Jeffrey Brown skillfully blends humor and history with paleontologist sections: Timeline of Key Discoveries, Ice Age Fact vs. Fiction, Silly Cavemen Myths, and more. "A fast, funny read" –Kirkus Reviews

Author : Claire Cameron
Publisher : Doubleday Canada
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2017-04-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780385686792

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The Last Neanderthal by Claire Cameron Pdf

**Finalist for the 2017 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize **Winner of the 2018 Evergreen Award **National Bestseller **A National Post Best Book of 2017 From the bestselling author of The Bear, the enthralling story of two women separated by millennia, but linked by an epic journey that will transform them both 40,000 years in the past, the last family of Neanderthals roams the earth. After a crushingly hard winter, their numbers are low, but Girl, the oldest daughter, is just coming of age and her family is determined to travel to the annual meeting place and find her a mate. But the unforgiving landscape takes its toll, and Girl is left alone to care for Runt, a foundling of unknown origin. As Girl and Runt face the coming winter storms, Girl realizes she has one final chance to save her people, even if it means sacrificing part of herself. In the modern day, archaeologist Rosamund Gale works well into her pregnancy, racing to excavate newly found Neanderthal artifacts before her baby comes. Linked across the ages by the shared experience of early motherhood, both stories examine the often taboo corners of women's lives. Haunting, suspenseful, and profoundly moving, The Last Neanderthal asks us to reconsider all we think we know about what it means to be human.

Author : Stephanie Muller,Friedemann Shrenk
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2008-10-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134095162

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The Neanderthals by Stephanie Muller,Friedemann Shrenk Pdf

The Neanderthal is among the most mysterious relatives of Homo sapiens: Was he a dull, club-swinging muscleman, or a being with developed social behaviour 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.

Author : Donald Johanson,Maitland Edey
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1990-09-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780671724993

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Lucy by Donald Johanson,Maitland Edey Pdf

"How our oldest human ancestor was discovered--and who she was"--Cover.

Author : Dimitra Papagianni,Michael A. Morse
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780500771808

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The Neanderthals Rediscovered: How Modern Science Is Rewriting Their Story by Dimitra Papagianni,Michael A. Morse Pdf

“Even-handed, up-to-date, and clearly written. . . . If you want to navigate between the Scylla and Charybdis of Neanderthal controversies, you’ll find no better guide.” —Brian Fagan, author of Cro-Magnon In recent years, the common perception of the Neanderthal has been transformed thanks to new discoveries and paradigm-shattering scientific innovations. It turns out that the Neanderthals’ behavior was surprisingly modern: they buried the dead, cared for the sick, hunted large animals in their prime, harvested seafood, and spoke. Meanwhile, advances in DNA technologies have forced a reassessment of the Neanderthals’ place in our own past. For hundreds of thousands of years, Neanderthals evolved in Europe very much in parallel to the Homo sapiens line evolving in Africa, and, when both species made their first forays into Asia, the Neanderthals may even have had the upper hand. Here, Dimitra Papagianni and Michael A. Morse look at the Neanderthals through the full dramatic arc of their existence—from their evolution in Europe to their expansion to Siberia, their subsequent extinction, and ultimately their revival in popular novels, cartoons, cult movies, and TV commercials.