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To most 19th-century scholars, the Neandertals' fierce, ridged brows were evidence of a moral darkness that set them apart from humans. Yet by the 1970s, the Neandertals were being praised for their apparent compassion. This work reveals how different scientists came to such wildly divergent conclusions. Photos and illustrations.

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A remarkable account of humankind, both ancient and modern, told with clarity, precision, and the narrative pull of a good novel. -- Jean Auel, Washington Post Book World Sketching in the lives of hundred of scientists and their discoveries, conclusions, blunders, and foibles...The Neandertals could stand as a textbook for a course in the history of science...Gripping. -- The New York Times Book Review

"""A remarkable account of humankind, both ancient and modern, told with clarity, precision, and the narrative pull of a good novel."" -- Jean Auel, Washington Post Book World ""Sketching in the lives of hundred of scientists and their discoveries, conclusions, blunders, and foibles...The Neandertals could stand as a textbook for a course in the history of science...Gripping."" -- The New York Times Book Review"

A remarkable account of humankind, both ancient and modern, told with clarity, precision, and the narrative pull of a good novel. -- Jean Auel, Washington Post Book World <p><br> Sketching in the lives of hundred of scientists and their discoveries, conclusions, blunders, and foibles...The Neandertals could stand as a textbook for a course in the history of science...Gripping. -- The New York Times Book Review

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