The Smart Neanderthal kapak görseli

The Smart Neanderthal

Bird Catching, Cave Art & The Cognitive Revolution

 Önizleme

Standard'ı 30 gün ücretsiz edinin

Deneme süresinden sonra aylık 5,99£. Aylık olarak iptal edilir.
0,00£ karşılığında başlayın
Diğer seçenekler

The Smart Neanderthal

Yazan: Clive Finlayson
Seslendiren: James Cameron Stewart
0,00£ karşılığında başlayın

30 gün sonra aylık 5,99£. Dilediğiniz zaman iptal edebilirsiniz.

12,13£ karşılığında satın al

12,13£ karşılığında satın al

Season's Savings | £0.99/mo for 3 months

£5.99/mo after 3 months - terms apply. Cancel monthly
Since the late 1980s the dominant theory of human origins has been that a "cognitive revolution" (c. 50,000 years ago) led to the advent of our species, Homo sapiens. As a result of this revolution our species spread and eventually replaced all existing archaic Homo species, ultimately leading to the superiority of modern humans. Or so we thought.



As Clive Finlayson explains, the latest advances in genetics prove that there was significant interbreeding between Modern Humans and the Neanderthals. All non-Africans today carry some Neanderthal genes. We have also discovered aspects of Neanderthal behavior that indicate that they were not cognitively inferior to modern humans, as we once thought, and in fact had their own rituals and art. Finlayson, who is at the forefront of this research, recounts the discoveries of his team, providing evidence that Neanderthals caught birds of prey, and used their feathers for symbolic purposes. There is also evidence that Neanderthals practiced other forms of art, as the recently discovered engravings in Gorham's Cave Gibraltar indicate.



Linking all the recent evidence, The Smart Neanderthal casts a new light on the Neanderthals and the "Cognitive Revolution." Finlayson overturns classic narratives of human origins, and raises important questions about who we really are.©2019 Clive Finlayson Anthropology Archaeology Social Sciences Evolutionary Biology
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_t1
Tüm yıldızlar
En alakalı
Loved the new knowledge but wish it’d been read in a more engaging and not so stilted voice.

New knowledge

Bir sorun oluştu. Lütfen birkaç dakika sonra tekrar deneyin.
This book added so much to my understanding of Neanderthals which i cannot express. The exploration of the different ages and the types of animals avaiable in each was great. a must read/ listen for anyone interested in the topic.

Revelatory

Bir sorun oluştu. Lütfen birkaç dakika sonra tekrar deneyin.
The more I read about subjects like this, the more I realise you must read widely to get a balanced perspective, and allow you to decide which viewpoint is more convincing.
This author is extremely convincing in his arguments for the abilities of Neanderthals based on Natural History evidence.
I agree with other reviewers that there is little about "cave" art, which, to me, is paintings and carvings ON THE WALLS OF CAVES, but....there is some strong evidence for Neanderthals using bird feathers for adornment.
Great fun, and extremely well-narrated.
Highly recommended.

Wonderful Perspective

Bir sorun oluştu. Lütfen birkaç dakika sonra tekrar deneyin.