The Neanderthal's necklace
Subtitle: in search of the first thinkers
By: by Juan Luis Arsuaga ; translated by Andy Klatt ; illustrations by Juan Carlos Sastre.
Contributors: Klatt, Andy.; Sastre, Juan Carlos.
Publisher: Four Walls Eight Windows
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York, N.Y.
Language: eng
Format: Cloth
Number of pages: 334
Subjects: Human evolution; Neanderthals; Human ecology
Genres: Non-fiction; History
First sentence: We are unique and alone now in the world.
Description: "The Neanderthals, members of a parallel human race that evolved in Europe over hundreds of thousands of years, provide a surprising mirror on modern-day humanity. Neanderthals were human not only in the sense that they belonged to our evolutionary group, but also in the most fundamental one: they lived much as the Cro-Magnons - our ancestors - did, worshipping, socializing, and hunting.".

"The struggle between Neanderthals and Cro-Magnons lasted thousands of years. The Cro-Magnons, unlike the Neanderthals, were not biologically fit for extreme cold weather, but their ingenuity allowed them to settle down, band together and survive. In this tale of life and death and the awakening of human awareness, Juan Luis Arsuaga depicts the dramatic struggle between two clashing species. Only one is to survive."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-326) and index.
English translation of Collar del neanderthal.
Table of contents: title: Prologue
pagenum: vii; label: Part 1
title: Shadows of the Past
pagenum: 1; label: 1
title: The Solitary Species
pagenum: 3; label: 2
title: The Human Paradox
pagenum: 27; label: 3
title: The Neanderthals
pagenum: 53; label: Part 2
title: Life in the Ice Age
pagenum: 95; label: 4
title: The Animated Forest
pagenum: 97; label: 5
title: The Reindeer are Coming!
pagenum: 123; label: 6
title: The Great Extinction
pagenum: 157; label: Part 3
title: The Storytellers
pagenum: 201; label: 7
title: A Poisoned Gift
pagenum: 203; label: 8
title: Children of the Fire
pagenum: 233; label: 9
title: And the World was Made Transparent
pagenum: 275; label: Epilogue
title: Domesticated Man
pagenum: 305; title: Afterword
pagenum: 315; title: In Memoriam
pagenum: 317; title: Acknowledgements
pagenum: 319; title: Bibliography
pagenum: 321; title: Index
pagenum: 327