The Neanderthal Legacy: An Archaeological Perspective from Western Europe
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Neanderthal Legacy: An Archaeological Perspective from Western Europe
By (Author) Paul A. Mellars
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
6th October 2015
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
936
Physical Properties
Paperback
480
Width 178mm, Height 254mm
595g
Description
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 togethe
Reviews
"This serious treatment of Neanderthal behavioral patterns makes the volume very useful for student and professional archaeologists."--New Scientist
Author Bio
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).
