The Last Neanderthal
understanding how humans die
$73.80
- Hardcover
210 pages
- Release Date
11 December 2025
Summary
Echoes of the Ancients: Unearthing the Last Neanderthal
It’s August 2015. After twenty-five years of archaeological research in a secluded cave overlooking the Rhône 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 every…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781509569588 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1509569588 |
| Author: | Ludovic Slimak, Andrew Brown |
| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Imprint: | Polity Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 210 |
| Release Date: | 11 December 2025 |
| Weight: | 680g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 160mm x 15mm |
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“A poetic scientist is a rare bird - don’t miss this.”Desmond Morris, author of The Naked Ape“What a book! A sparkling detective story, a bonfire of tired paradigms, and a dramatic interrogation of that crucial question: what sort of creatures are we?”Charles Foster, author of The Edges of the World“Immersing yourself in the world of these lost people in The Last Neanderthal is a rare treat”New Scientist
About The Author
Ludovic Slimak
Ludovic Slimak is a paleoanthropologist at the University of Toulouse 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 Nature, Science, Cell, The New York Times, the Guardian and elsewhere.
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