Café Neandertal

Excavating Our Past in One of Europe's Most Ancient Places

Beebe Bahrami

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English

Counterpoint
21 March 2017

Classical history & classical civilisation; Archaeological methodology & techniques; Mathematics & Sciences

Centered in the Dordogne region of southwestern France, one of Europe’s most concentrated regions for Neandertal and early modern human occupations, writer Beebe Bahrami follows and participates in the work of archaeologists who are doing some of the most comprehensive and global work to date on the research, exploration, and recovery of our ancient ancestors.

In Café Neandertal, Bahrami follows this compelling riddle along a path populated with colorful local personalities and opinionated, polemical, and brilliant archaeologists working in remote and fascinating places across Eurasia, all the while maintaining a firm foothold in the Dordogne, a region celebrated by the local tourist office as a vacation destination for 400,000 years. From this prehistoric perch Bahrami gets to know first-hand the Neandertals and the people who love them - those who have devoted their lives to them. She is thrown into a world debating not only what happened to these close cousins but also what legacy they have left for those who followed.

Café Neandertal is also a detective story, investigating one of the biggest mysteries of prehistory and archaeology: Who were the Neandertals? Why did they disappear around 35,000 years ago? And more mysteriously, what light do they shed on us moderns?

Bahrami takes readers into the thick of an excavation, neck-deep in Neanderthal dirt, and to the front row of the heated debates about our long-lost cousins. Café Neandertal pulls us deeply into the complex mystery of the Neandertals, shedding a surprising light on what it means to be human.

By: Beebe Bahrami
Imprint: Counterpoint
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 162mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 567g
ISBN: 9781619027770
ISBN 10: 1619027771
Pages: 300
Publication Date: 21 March 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Beebe Bahrami is a professional writer known for award-winning travel, memoir, archaeology, outdoors and adventure, food and wine, spiritual, and cross-cultural writing. Author of The Spiritual Traveler Spain (Paulist Press, 2009) and Historic Walking Guides Madrid (DestinWorld Publishing, 2009), her work also appears in Archaeology, Wine Enthusiast, Bark, The Pennsylvania Gazette, National Geographic books, Michelin Green Guides, Expedition, and Perceptive Travel, among others. She wrote two travel apps, The Esoteric Camino France and Spain and Madrid Walks, and maintains two blogs, Cafe Oc, on life in the Dordogne, and The Pilgrim's Way Cafe, dedicated to exploring the world on foot. You can read more about her and her writing at beebebahrami.weebly.com.

Reviews for Café Neandertal: Excavating Our Past in One of Europe's Most Ancient Places

Praise for Historic Walking Guides Madrid: Beebe Bahrami's Historic Walking Guides Madrid offers a refreshing change to typical mainstream travel guides. While you get must-see museum and monument stops around Madrid, you also get an amazing slice of rich historyBahrami's stories about significant writers and artists influential to Madrid's past give a sense of being in these people's shoes by weaving in the day-to-day human element - a detail that many mainstream travel guides seem to lack. Matador Network What I like about this book is the fact that it reveals the rich history of Madrid in a lively and engaging manner, without being dry or overly didacticBahrami demonstrates her intimate knowledge of the city as she describes walks that introduce visitors to much more than Madrid's most famous tourist attractions. Her knowledge of its history and her vivid descriptions of the sights bring Madrid's past to life. Walking through the city's historic districts not only allows you to visit important historic buildings and monuments, but you also offer a deeper understanding of how Madrid came to be the way it is today. Transitions Abroad