The Invaders: How Humans and Their Dogs Drove Neanderthals to

The Invaders: How Humans and Their Dogs Drove Neanderthals to Extinction

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 mammalsâ€”a distinct and ultimately decisive advantage for human invaders at a time when climate change made both humans and Neanderthals vulnerable.
Country USA
Manufacturer Belknap Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2015-03-10
Format Kindle eBook

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