Neandertals and Modern Humans in Western Asia

by Takeru Akazawa, Ofer Bar-Yosef, Ken-Ichi Aoki

Book Overview

In this fascinating volume, the Middle Paleolithic archaeology of the Middle East is brought to the current debate on the origins of modern humans. These collected papers gather the most up-to-date archaeological discoveries of Western Asia - a region that is often overshadowed by African or European findings - but the only region in the world where both Neandertal and early modern human fossils have been found. The collection includes reports on...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1475785925
• ISBN13: 9781475785920
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 539 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"