Café Neandertal: Excavating Our Past in One of Europe's Most Ancient Places
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (942 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1619026104 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Café Neandertal pulls us deeply into the complex mystery of the Neandertals, shedding a surprising light on what it means to be human.. Who were the Neandertals? Why did they disappear around 35,000 years ago? And more mysteriously, what connections do they share with us moderns? Neck-deep in Neanderthal dirt, Bahrami takes us to the front row of the heated debates about our long-lost cousins. "Award-winning writer Bahrami is a delightful guide in this thoroughly enjoyable look into the research and recovery of a group of Neandertal remains in the French Dordogne region." ––Booklist, Starred Review Centered in the Dordogne re
Bahrami has written a very readable book, blending personal travel experience and history in a relatively off-the-radar swath of France. With a background in archaeology, she is certainly qualified, but her wide interests in travel, memoir, food, wine, and more make this exceedingly engaging title more like a French version of Under the Tuscan Sun (1996) with an origins-of-humanity spin than the expected scholarly tome Highly recommended for archaeology and prehistory buffs and armchair travelers." Booklist Starred Review "Written with all the flair and enthusiasm of an experienced writer eager to share her love of her subject." Kirkus Reviews "Ms. In the caves and forests of France's Dordogne region, Beebe Bahrami guides us on a haunting encounter with what may be our earlier selves, a creature whose passions and powers and motives
A wonderful book about what we do and don't know about A wonderful book about what we do and don't know about the Neandertals, with an emphasis on current efforts to apply rigorous scientific principles to the effort of understanding who they were, and how they are related to us. I was particularly interested in the descriptions of how our human self image has previously hampered our ability to understand the Neandertals. John Ferkan said Four Stars. she has a rich detailed writing style. Four Stars Excellent service and product.
She has written two travel apps, The Esoteric Camino France and Spain and Madrid Walks, and maintains two blogs, Café Oc, on life in the Dordogne, and The Pilgrim’s Way Café, dedicated to exploring the world on foot. . Her work has appeared in Archaeology, Wine Enthusiast, Bark, The