A Day With Neanderthal Man: Life 70,000 Years Ago

by Fiorenzo Facchini, Alessandro Baldanzi (Illustrator)

Describes an imaginary day in the life of a group of prehistoric people as they obtain food, make tools, explore the world around them, and hold a funeral for a boy who was not careful enough about what he ate.

48 pages, Library Binding

First published August 3, 2003

About the author

Italian anthropologist, paleontologist and Roman Catholic priest.

From 1969 a professor at the University of Bologna. From 1971 a director of the Institute for Anthropology at the same university. Teaches paleontology of man at the School for Archaeological Specialization. A coordinator for PhD in the field of anthropological sciences at the University. Member of many scientific expeditions in Italy and abroad, especially in Middle Asia.

Reviews

[Jeffrey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Story-wise this book was pretty basic, but I liked the art it mixed in and the overall setup. The factual sidebar following through how ideas have carried on from the ice age through today weren't involved enough to be effective, I think, and maybe would work better in a different kind of book.