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Shanidar, the first flower people [by] Ralph S. Solecki.

Title: Shanidar, the first flower people [by] Ralph S. Solecki.
Author: Solecki, Ralph S.
Publication: New York, Knopf, 1971.

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xv, 290, x p. illus., maps, ports.; 22 cm.

Summary

"The exploration of Shanidar Cave in Iraq has resulted in one of the most significant archaeological finds of recent years--the first archaeological traces of 'human nature.' And Ralph Solecki's firsthand account superbly communicates the excitement, the continual surprises, the labor, ingenuity, and technical subtlety that attended the discovery"--Book jacket.

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Bibliography: p. [273]-280.

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Contents

Introduction: prehistory and early man -- investigations in Iraqi Kurdistan -- Ride to the high Zagros -- The first test trench at Shanidar Cave -- The first season at Shanidar -- Season two: the Shanidar baby -- Season three: three adult Neanderthal skeletons -- Season four: new Neanderthal finds and the flower burial -- Conclusion: toward accepting Neanderthal man as our ancestor.

ISBN

0394445112

LCCN

^^^77136348^//r892

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