The Invaders

How Humans and Their Dogs Drove Neanderthals to Extinction

Pat Shipman

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English

The Belknap Press
15 May 2017

Archaeology; Physical anthropology & ethnography; Biology, life sciences; Evolution; Palaeontology

A Times Higher Education Book of the Week

Approximately

200,000 years ago, as modern humans began to radiate out from their

evolutionary birthplace in Africa, Neanderthals were already thriving in

Europe-descendants of a much earlier migration of the African genus Homo.

But when modern humans eventually made their way to Europe 45,000 years

ago, Neanderthals suddenly vanished. Ever since the first Neanderthal

bones were identified in 1856, scientists have been vexed by the

question, why did modern humans survive while their closest known

relatives went extinct?

""Shipman admits that scientists have yet

to find genetic evidence that would prove her theory. Time will tell if

she's right. For now, read this book for an engagingly comprehensive

overview of the rapidly evolving understanding of our own origins."" -Toby Lester, Wall Street Journal

""Are

humans the ultimate invasive species? So contends anthropologist Pat

Shipman-and Neanderthals, she opines, were among our first victims. The

relationship between Homo sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis

is laid out cleanly, along with genetic and other evidence. Shipman

posits provocatively that the deciding factor in the triumph of our

ancestors was the domestication of wolves."" -Daniel Cressey, Nature

By: Pat Shipman
Imprint: The Belknap Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 254g
ISBN: 9780674975415
ISBN 10: 0674975413
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 15 May 2017
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Pat Shipman is the author of many books, including The Invaders, The Animal Connection, and The Ape in the Tree (with Alan Walker), which won the W. W. Howells Award from the American Anthropological Association. Shipman is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Royal Geographical Society of London.