{"product_id":"the-neandertals-changing-the-image-of-mankind","title":"The Neandertals: Changing the Image of Mankind","description":"To one nineteenth-century scholar, their fierce, ridged brows were evidence of a \"moral darkness\" that set them irrevocably apart from human beings. Some commentators accused them of cannibalism. Yet by the 1970s the Neandertals were being hailed as \"the first flower people\" and praised for their apparent compassion and religious piety.\n\nThe story of how scientists could come to such divergent conclusions about a set of bones unearthed in Germany in 1856 unfolds with irresistible detail in this enthralling book. Even as The Neandertals assesses the identity, kinship, and character of our possible ancestors, it casts a wry eye on the modern Homo sapiens who have embraced or disavowed them and illuminates the peculiar way in which even science is shaped by human needs and biases.\n\nFrom the Trade Paperback edition.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0394589009\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0394589009.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Pat Shipman|Erik Trinkaus\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41516107628602,"sku":"DBV.0394589009.A","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0394589009-0.jpg?v=1783717258","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-neandertals-changing-the-image-of-mankind","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}