The Neanderthals

This thoroughly informed account of the Neanderthals sets out the history of their discovery and the changing ideas of their place in human ancestry. The authors present a range of new data, including the Schoningen spears, the Lagar Velho child burial, and even Homo foresiensis, found in 2004. Using the Out of Africa model, the Neanderthals are used as an appropriate way into discussing the origins of modern humans. Comprehensive and in-depth, The Neanderthals is an ideal textbook for those wanting to develop their understanding of our fascinating ancestors.

Stephanie Muller is an editor and works in the Palaeoanthropological Department of the Senckenberg Research Institute. Friedemann Schrenk is Professor of Vertebrate Palaeobiology at Johann Wolfgang Goeth University, Frankfurt, Germany, and is Head of the Palaeoanthropological Department at the Senckenberg Research Institute in Frankfurt.