"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
Trinkaus, a leading Neandertal scholar from the University of New Mexico, has teamed with Shipman (medicine, Johns Hopkins) to produce a fascinating account of the discovery and interpretation of Neandertal fossils from the first find in 1856 to the present. By focusing on the men and women involved in the ongoing effort to understand how Neandertals lived, the authors show that personalities and prevailing social attitudes played as large a role as the fossils themselves in our coming to terms with these enigmatic ancestors. As the authors eloquently put it, ``Infuriatingly, the fossils do not speak for themselves. It is the examining scientists who bring them to life, often endowing them with their own best or worst characteristics.'' In bringing this book to life, Trinkaus and Shipman have endowed it with healthy doses of humanity and wisdom. Essential for all history of science and human prehistory collections.-- Eric Hinsdale, Trinity Univ. Lib., San Antonio
"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
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