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Aticle in Athena Review : The Neanderthal demise: was it love, or was it war (with modern humans)?
by Michele A. Miller, PhD
Editor of Old World Archaeology, Athena Review
The fate of Neanderthals has always been hotly debated, beginning with the discovery of their first remains in the 19th century (see timeline, part 1). Discussions about Neanderthal existence and their relation to modern humans have at times been vehement, often leading to personal rivalry not only in the scholarly community, but also within the realm of popular culture. Yet what is it about these robust and stained old bones that has lead to so much discussion and dispute?
Review in The American Scientist
After the Ice: A Global Human History, 20,000–5000 B.C. Steven Mithen. xvi + 622 pp. Harvard University Press, 2004. $29.95
After the Ice offers a fascinating whirlwind tour of an underappreciated segment of human history. Author Steven Mithen, professor of early prehistory and head of the School of Human and Environmental Sciences at the University of Reading, has created a complex, multilayered account of life from 20,000 to 5000 B.C., during the late Upper Paleolithic and Mesolithic periods.

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