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The smart Neanderthal : bird catching, cave art & the cognitive revolution /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Finlayson, Clive, 1955- (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Neanderthals.
Bird remains (Archaeology)
Birds > Social aspects > History.
Cognition and culture.
Behavior evolution.
Human evolution.
Cognition.
Biological Evolution.
Cultural Evolution.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Nana and flint
  • Neanderthals and birds
  • Lessons from the Arctic
  • The long-tailed duck
  • The white ghost
  • Gibraltar
  • The dynamic world of dunes
  • Lakes and plains
  • The great auk
  • Big eyes
  • Digging in the cave
  • Neanderthal real estate
  • Of seals and limpets
  • Birds of a feather
  • The golden eagle
  • Ambushing the scavengers
  • The big six
  • How to skin a vulture
  • Pigeons and choughs
  • Feeding the vultures
  • The hashtag and the end of the long road to Neanderthal emancipation
  • Appendix 1: Bird species cited in the text
  • Appendix 2: Mammal species cited in the text.