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THE NEANDERTHALS

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. One hundred

thousand years ago in ice-age Europe, there emerged people who managed

to cope well with the difﬁcult climate—Neanderthals. They formed an

organized society, hunted mammoths, and could make ﬁre. They were

able to pass on knowledge, caring for the old and the disabled, 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 Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany, and Head of the

Palaeoanthropological Department at the Senckenberg Research Institute

in Frankfurt.

Stephanie Müller is a science writer and editor in the Section of Public

Understanding at the Senckenberg Research Institute.

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THE TROJANS AND THEIR NEIGHBOURS

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An Introduction

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THE ISRAELITES

An Introduction

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Robin Sowerby

THE

NEANDERTHALS

Friedemann Schrenk and

Stephanie Müller,

in collaboration with

Christine Hemm

Translated by Phyllis G. Jestice

Die Neandertaler (by Friedemann Schrenk,

Stephanie Müller, in collaboration with

Christine Hemm)

First published in 2005 by

Verlag C.H. Beck

English translation, translated by

Phyllis G. Jestice, published in 2009

by Routledge

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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

Schrenk, Friedemann.

[Neanderthaler. English]

The Neanderthals/by Friedemann Schrenk and Stephanie Müller; in

collaboration with Christine Hemm; translated by Phyllis G. Jestice.

p. cm. – (Peoples of the ancient world)

1. Neanderthals. I. Müller, Stephanie. II. Hemm, Christine. III. Title.

GN285.S58 2008

569.9¢86–dc22

2008016079

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