Cro-Magnon: How the Ice Age Gave Birth to the First Modern Humans
By Brian Fagan
Read by James Langton
Unabridged
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$49.99
ISBN: 9798200111558
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ISBN: 9798200111565
| Runtime: | 9.88 Hours |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Science |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
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For ten millennia, Cro-Magnons lived side by side with Neanderthals, an encounter that Fagan fills with drama. Using their superior intellects and tools, these ingenious problem solvers survived harsh conditions that eventually extinguished their Neanderthal cousins.
Cro-Magnon captures the indomitable adaptability that has made Homo sapiens an unmatched success as a species. Living on a frozen continent with only the most basic tools, Ice Age humans survived and thrived.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“Archaeology contributing editor Brian Fagan provides readers with intimate accounts of what he imagines Ice Age life was like for both the vanishing Neanderthals and the invading Homo sapiens who developed the basis of modern culture. He lauds the ‘endless ingenuity and adaptability’ of ordinary men and women living in bitterly cold Paleolithic Europe. ‘My DNA tells me that, genetically, I’m one of them,’ Fagan concludes, ‘and I’m proud of it.’” —Archaeology (editors’ pick)
“Fagan provides readers with a fascinating discussion of the lifestyle of Neanderthals and early modern humans…In bringing these ancient human societies to life, Fagan combines an engaging narrative style with a well-written and easily understood scholarly discussion…an excellent resource.” —National Speleological Society newsletter
“Highly entertaining and instructive…[Fagan] does an admirable job in bringing vividly to life the Europe of between eighty and ten thousand years ago…Fagan’s book has been overtaken by the onward progress of his science—this happens to lots of such books—and there are aspects of his case that invite debate. But it is an admirable book nevertheless; the reimagining of the past is entertainingly done, and a great deal of science, especially climate science, is accessibly introduced on the way.” —Barnes & Noble, editorial review
“James Langton…fits easily into the persona Fagan has defined, creating a narrative perspective that is attentive, observant, factual, open to speculation, and never dogmatic in tone. Langton’s perfectly articulated rendering keeps the narrative line clear.” —AudioFile
“[A] fascinating account…Fagan’s narratives of cave-painting and hunting—among other anecdotes—really bring this history-laden book to life.” —Green Life
Author
Author Bio: Brian Fagan
Brian Fagan is America’s leading writer on archaeology. Professor Emeritus of archaeology at the University of California at Santa Barbara, he is the author of Floods, Famines, and Emperors, The Great Journey, and many other popular works, and he is the editor of The Oxford Companion to Archaeology. He lives in Santa Barbara, California.
Author Bio: Brian M. Fagan
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| Available Formats : | Retail CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Science |
| Runtime: | 9.88 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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