The Invaders
How Humans and Their Dogs Drove Neanderthals to Extinction
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Earth Sciences, Palaeontology, Biological Sciences, Evolution, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
| Author: | Pat Shipman | ISBN: | 9780674425408 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | March 10, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Pat Shipman |
| ISBN: | 9780674425408 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | March 10, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
Humans domesticated dogs soon after Neanderthals began to disappear. This alliance between two predator species, Pat Shipman hypothesizes, made possible unprecedented success in hunting large Ice Age mammals—a distinct and ultimately decisive advantage for human invaders at a time when climate change made both humans and Neanderthals vulnerable.
Humans domesticated dogs soon after Neanderthals began to disappear. This alliance between two predator species, Pat Shipman hypothesizes, made possible unprecedented success in hunting large Ice Age mammals—a distinct and ultimately decisive advantage for human invaders at a time when climate change made both humans and Neanderthals vulnerable.
