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The last neanderthal : understanding how humans die

Slimak, Ludovic, 1973-2025
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It's August 2015. After 25 years of archaeological research in a secluded cave overlooking the Rhn̥e Valley in southern France, Ludovic Slimak uncovers the remains of a Neanderthal, frozen in time - a discovery that casts fresh light on a critical turning point in human history. Could these remains belong to one of the last Neanderthals? As scientists from around the world analyze the site, their findings disrupt everything we thought we knew about the final days of these ancient humans. This discovery takes us to the defining threshold when multiple human species, once coexisting in the same world, are wiped from history - leaving Homo sapiens as the sole human survivor. Slimak takes the reader on an extraordinary journey of discovery that is both scientific and profoundly human, blending rigorous research with evocative storytelling.
Main title:
The last neanderthal : understanding how humans die / Ludovic Slimak ; translated by Andrew Brown.
Imprint:
Cambridge : Polity Press, 2025.
Collation:
210 pages
Notes:
Translated from the French.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9781509569588 (hbk)
Dewey class:
569.986
LC class:
GN285
Language:
EnglishFrench
BRN:
4306685
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