Brian Fagan was born in England and spent several years doing fieldwork in Africa. He is Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author of New York Times bestseller The Great Warming and many other books, including Fish on Friday: Feasting, Fasting, and the Discovery of the New World, and several books on climate history, including The Little Ice Age and The Long Summer.
"[A] fascinating account...Fagan's narratives of cave-painting and
hunting - among other anecdotes - really bring this history-laden
book to life."--"Green Life" blog, "Sierra Magazine" ""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 re-imagining of the past is
entertainingly done, and a great deal of science, especially
climate science, is accessibly introduced on the way." - "Barnes &
Noble Review"
“[A] fascinating account…Fagan’s narratives of cave-painting and
hunting – among other anecdotes – really bring this history-laden
book to life.”—"Green Life" blog, "Sierra Magazine"
“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 eng
New York Times best-selling author Fagan (The Great Warming) draws on archaeological and other research to describe the geography, climate, ecology, and communities of Cro-Magnons and Neanderthals, tracking the phases of each group's development as well as imagining how the rival species might have interacted. Actor/musician James Langton's fluid, enjoyable narration enlivens the content. Though Fagan adeptly summarizes the histories of the first modern humans, however, he offers very little information and never definitively explains the premise of this book's subtitle. Recommended for listeners of general nonfiction not already familiar with this time period in human development. [Audio clip available through www.tantor.com.-Ed.]-Joanna Burkhardt, Univ. of Rhode Island Libs., Providence Copyright 2010 Reed Business Information.
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