Paleolithic Books

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The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1) The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as paleolithic)
avg rating 4.10 — 284,121 ratings — published 1980
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The Mammoth Hunters (Earth's Children, #3) The Mammoth Hunters (Earth's Children, #3)
by (shelved 6 times as paleolithic)
avg rating 3.96 — 78,274 ratings — published 1985
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The Valley of Horses (Earth's Children, #2) The Valley of Horses (Earth's Children, #2)
by (shelved 6 times as paleolithic)
avg rating 4.05 — 96,821 ratings — published 1982
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The Land of Painted Caves (Earth's Children, #6) The Land of Painted Caves (Earth's Children, #6)
by (shelved 4 times as paleolithic)
avg rating 3.46 — 37,398 ratings — published 2011
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The Plains of Passage (Earth's Children, #4) The Plains of Passage (Earth's Children, #4)
by (shelved 4 times as paleolithic)
avg rating 3.86 — 62,435 ratings — published 1990
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Reindeer Moon (Reindeer Moon, #1) Reindeer Moon (Reindeer Moon, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as paleolithic)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,920 ratings — published 1987
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People of the Wolf (North America's Forgotten Past, #1) People of the Wolf (North America's Forgotten Past, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as paleolithic)
avg rating 3.90 — 9,996 ratings — published 1990
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The Shelters of Stone (Earth's Children, #5) The Shelters of Stone (Earth's Children, #5)
by (shelved 3 times as paleolithic)
avg rating 3.88 — 52,448 ratings — published 2002
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as paleolithic)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,278,300 ratings — published 2011
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Dance of the Tiger: A Novel of the Ice Age Dance of the Tiger: A Novel of the Ice Age (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as paleolithic)
avg rating 3.67 — 532 ratings — published 1978
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The Wolf's Boy The Wolf's Boy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as paleolithic)
avg rating 3.99 — 382 ratings — published 2016
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Stone Age Economics Stone Age Economics (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as paleolithic)
avg rating 3.92 — 535 ratings — published 1974
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Stig of the Dump Stig of the Dump (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as paleolithic)
avg rating 3.91 — 11,649 ratings — published 1963
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The Last Neanderthal The Last Neanderthal (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as paleolithic)
avg rating 3.66 — 4,921 ratings — published 2017
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Daughter of Kura Daughter of Kura (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as paleolithic)
avg rating 3.66 — 277 ratings — published 2009
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What Is Paleolithic Art?: Cave Paintings and the Dawn of Human Creativity What Is Paleolithic Art?: Cave Paintings and the Dawn of Human Creativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as paleolithic)
avg rating 4.29 — 125 ratings — published 2016
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Secrets of the Stone Age: A Prehistoric Journey Secrets of the Stone Age: A Prehistoric Journey (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as paleolithic)
avg rating 4.00 — 29 ratings — published 2000
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Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as paleolithic)
avg rating 3.97 — 31,811 ratings — published 2010
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The Last Mammoth (Mammoth Trilogy, #3) The Last Mammoth (Mammoth Trilogy, #3)
by (shelved 1 time as paleolithic)
avg rating 3.84 — 45 ratings — published 1995
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Images of the Ice Age Images of the Ice Age (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as paleolithic)
avg rating 4.15 — 39 ratings — published 1989
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Cave Art: A Guide to the Decorated Ice Age Caves of Europe Cave Art: A Guide to the Decorated Ice Age Caves of Europe (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as paleolithic)
avg rating 4.19 — 43 ratings — published 2007
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Ice Age Art And Animals At Creswell Crags Ice Age Art And Animals At Creswell Crags (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as paleolithic)
avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published
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Sister of the Sky Sister of the Sky (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as paleolithic)
avg rating 3.82 — 56 ratings — published 1999
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Everyday Life in the Ice Age: A New Study of Our Ancestors Everyday Life in the Ice Age: A New Study of Our Ancestors (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as paleolithic)
avg rating 4.50 — 16 ratings — published 2022
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The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as paleolithic)
avg rating 4.12 — 863 ratings — published 2002
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Britain's Oldest Art: The Ice Age Cave Art of Creswell Crags (English Heritage) Britain's Oldest Art: The Ice Age Cave Art of Creswell Crags (English Heritage)
by (shelved 1 time as paleolithic)
avg rating 4.00 — 11 ratings — published 2009
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The Reindeer Hunters (Reindeer Hunters, #3) The Reindeer Hunters (Reindeer Hunters, #3)
by (shelved 1 time as paleolithic)
avg rating 4.06 — 701 ratings — published 1994
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Old Stone Age Old Stone Age (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 1 time as paleolithic)
avg rating 4.25 — 4 ratings — published
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The Neolithic Revolution in the Near East: Transforming the Human Landscape The Neolithic Revolution in the Near East: Transforming the Human Landscape (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as paleolithic)
avg rating 3.83 — 18 ratings — published 2007
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The First Drawing The First Drawing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as paleolithic)
avg rating 3.95 — 621 ratings — published 2013
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One Small Blue Bead One Small Blue Bead (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as paleolithic)
avg rating 3.93 — 148 ratings — published 1965
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The Secret Cave: Discovering Lascaux The Secret Cave: Discovering Lascaux (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as paleolithic)
avg rating 3.97 — 282 ratings — published 2010
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The First Dog The First Dog (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as paleolithic)
avg rating 3.95 — 1,075 ratings — published 1988
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Wind Caller's Children (Deer Dancers, Book 2) Wind Caller's Children (Deer Dancers, Book 2)
by (shelved 1 time as paleolithic)
avg rating 3.84 — 49 ratings — published 1995
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Daughter of the Sky (Deer Dancers, Book 1) Daughter of the Sky (Deer Dancers, Book 1)
by (shelved 1 time as paleolithic)
avg rating 3.91 — 79 ratings — published 1995
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La peinture préhistorique : Lascaux ou la naissance de l'art La peinture préhistorique : Lascaux ou la naissance de l'art (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as paleolithic)
avg rating 3.84 — 158 ratings — published 1955
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Tiger Lung Tiger Lung (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as paleolithic)
avg rating 3.75 — 154 ratings — published 2014
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Typologie du paléolithique (Cahiers du quaternaire) (French Edition) Typologie du paléolithique (Cahiers du quaternaire) (French Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as paleolithic)
avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published
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Le secret des bois de Lascaux Le secret des bois de Lascaux (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as paleolithic)
avg rating 4.00 — 18 ratings — published 1992
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Guide to Fossil Man Guide to Fossil Man (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as paleolithic)
avg rating 3.53 — 15 ratings — published 1978
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Lithic Analysis in Southwestern France (BAR International) Lithic Analysis in Southwestern France (BAR International)
by (shelved 1 time as paleolithic)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1996
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Upper Palaeolithic Burins (BAR International) Upper Palaeolithic Burins (BAR International)
by (shelved 1 time as paleolithic)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1988
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Mother Earth Father Sky (Ivory Carver, #1) Mother Earth Father Sky (Ivory Carver, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as paleolithic)
avg rating 3.99 — 8,799 ratings — published 1990
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Archaeology: Theories, Methods and Practice Archaeology: Theories, Methods and Practice (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as paleolithic)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,094 ratings — published 1991
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The Origin of Species The Origin of Species (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as paleolithic)
avg rating 4.01 — 122,615 ratings — published 1859
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Reincarnation Reincarnation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as paleolithic)
avg rating 3.68 — 3,700 ratings — published 2007
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People of the Earth (North America's Forgotten Past, #3) People of the Earth (North America's Forgotten Past, #3)
by (shelved 1 time as paleolithic)
avg rating 4.14 — 4,276 ratings — published 1992
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The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as paleolithic)
avg rating 4.19 — 26,897 ratings — published 2021
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Prehistoric Life: The Definitive Visual History of Life on Earth Prehistoric Life: The Definitive Visual History of Life on Earth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as paleolithic)
avg rating 4.52 — 612 ratings — published 2009
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The Humans Who Went Extinct: Why Neanderthals Died Out and We Survived The Humans Who Went Extinct: Why Neanderthals Died Out and We Survived (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as paleolithic)
avg rating 3.88 — 977 ratings — published 2009
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Andreï Makine
“Leroi-Gourhan écrit que, dans l'art des cavernes, signe féminin et blessure sont interchangeables : pour signifier la même idée, l'artiste, le penseur, l'écrivain paléolithique pouvait indifféremment figurer une vulve, une vache transpercée, le sang qui dégoutte d'une flèche. La vulve, le dol, la bête sous le merlin, le sang, sont synonymes ("Corps du roi", 40).”
Andreï Makine

Jordi Casamitjana
“Research from Baton and Konner in 1985 and Cordain et al. in 2000 estimated that about 65 per cent of the diets of pre-agricultural Palaeolithic humans may still have come from plants – far more than only your recommended five fruit and veg a day, I would say. Interestingly, anatomically modern humans are believed to have more copies of the starch-digesting genes than the Neanderthals and the Denisovans (another extinct species or subspecies of archaic human that ranged across Asia during the Lower and Middle palaeolithic), suggesting that the ability to digest starch has been a continuous driver through human evolution as much as walking upright, having big brains and articulate speech - perhaps being a baker may be the oldest profession after all.”
Jordi Casamitjana, Ethical Vegan: A Personal and Political Journey to Change the World

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