{"product_id":"the-naked-neanderthal-a-new-understanding-of-the-human-creature-ludovic-slimak-hardcover","title":"The Naked Neanderthal: A New Understanding of the Human Creature -- Ludovic Slimak, Hardcover","description":"\u003cb\u003eA riveting scientific journey exploring the enigma of the Neanderthal and the species' unique form of intelligence.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat do we really know about our cousins, the Neanderthals? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For over a century we saw Neanderthals as inferior to Homo Sapiens. More recently, the pendulum swung the other way and they are generally seen as our relatives: not quite human, but similar enough, and still not equal. Now, thanks to an ongoing revolution in paleoanthropology in which he has played a key part, Ludovic Slimak shows us that they are something altogether different -- and they should be understood on their own terms rather than by comparing them to ourselves. As he reveals in this stunning book, the Neanderthals had their own history, their own rituals, their own customs. Their own intelligence, very different from ours. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Slimak has travelled around the world for the past thirty years to uncover who the Neanderthals really were. A modern-day Indiana Jones, he takes us on a fascinating archaeological investigation: from the Arctic Circle to the deep Mediterranean forests, he traces the steps of these enigmatic creatures, working to decipher their real stories through every single detail they left behind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A thought-provoking adventure story, written with wit and verve, \u003ci\u003eThe Naked Neanderthal \u003c\/i\u003eshifts our understanding of deep history -- and in the process reveals just how much we have yet to learn.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ludovic Slimak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pegasus Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/06\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639366163\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/27\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLudovic Slimak\u003c\/b\u003e is a paleoanthropologist at the University of Toulouse in France and director of the Grotte Mandrin research project. His work focuses on the last Neanderthal societies and he is the author of several hundred scientific studies on these populations. His research has been featured in \u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eScience\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and more.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ludovic Slimak","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45011147817188,"sku":"9781639366163","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781639366163.jpg?v=1719554879","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/the-naked-neanderthal-a-new-understanding-of-the-human-creature-ludovic-slimak-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}