The Invaders

With their large brains, sturdy physique, sophisticated tools, and hunting skills, Neanderthals are the closest known relatives to humans Approximately 200,000 years ago, as modern humans began to radiate out from their evolutionary birthplace in Africa, Neanderthals were already thriving in Europe descendants of a much earlier migration of the African genus Homo But when modern humans eventually made their way to Europe 45,000 years ago, Neanderthals suddenly vanished Ever since the first Neanderthal bones were identified in 1856, scientists have been vexed by the question, why did modern humans survive while their evolutionary cousins went extinct The Invaders musters compelling evidence to show that the major factor in the Neanderthals demise was direct competition with newly arriving humans Drawing on insights from the field of invasion biology, which predicts that the species ecologically closest to the invasive predator will face the greatest competition, Pat Shipman traces the devastating impact of a growing human population reduction of Neanderthals geographic range, isolation into small groups, and loss of genetic diversity.But modern humans were not the only invaders who competed with Neanderthals for big game Shipman reveals fascinating confirmation of humans partnership with the first domesticated wolf dogs soon after Neanderthals first began to disappear This alliance between two predator species, she hypothesizes, made possible an unprecedented degree of success in hunting large Ice Age mammals a distinct and ultimately decisive advantage for humans over Neanderthals at a time when climate change made both groups vulnerable. Free Read The Invaders Author Pat Shipman For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr There are several intriguing ideas regarding how the histories of three species, Neanderthal, human, and wolf, came together Though I suppose collided would describe it better I was especially taken with how the author names human as the invasive species that they were, invading new lands and bringing about the demise of the indigenous species, a legacy we seem to have carried on And the theory makessense to me than that climate change brought about Neaderthal s extinction, as they had There are seve...I think the title is a little deceptive If you are interested In good general interest history in how the Neanderthals and Homo sapiens hashed it out in Europe back in the day then this book is not for you or me You can find out all you can learn from this book by reading a review or publishers summary Unfortunately like many books written by academics the essential thesis of the book dogs plus people advantage over Neanderthals is interesting but ragged out over too many pages in min I think the title is a little deceptive If you are interested In good general interest history in how the Neanderthals and Homo sapiens hashed it out in Europe back in the day then this book is not for you or me You can find out all you can learn from this b...Not as ground breaking as I d hoped Clan of the Cave Bear series covered all these topics admittedly fictionalized but based on solid research This was no fun unless you re a scientist interested in reading about various studies on the history.Reminds me of Guns, Germs, and SteelInteresting theory about the blood pact between humans and pooches to gang up on Neanderthals Not convinced it is true I think I saw my Yorkie nodding in solidarity as I was reading it though.This is the kind of book I really like to read now and then speculation based on the latest scientific findings Shipman deals with the long standing question of what happened to the Neanderthals, our closest relatives, who, like us modern humans, had large brains, toolmaking abilities, and hunting skills But they are the ones who disappeared Using knowledge that we ve gained about invasive species, Shipman makes the argument that early H sapiens we used to call them Cro Magnon Men mov This is the kind of book I really like to read now and then speculation based on the latest scientific findings Shipman deals with the long standing question of what happened to the Neanderthals, our closest relatives, who, like us modern humans, had large brains, toolmaking abilities, and hunting skills But they are the ones who disappeared Using knowledge that we ve gained about invasive species, Shipman makes the argument that early H sapiens we used to call them Cro Magnon Men moved into Europe about 42,000 years ago and had a devastat...I had high hopes for this book but ended up feeling pretty ambivalent about it From the beginning, the story is obviously headed towards trying to convince us that wolves were domesticated and used by humans for hunting in a way that contributed to the decline of Neanderthals Shipman never makes the case in a convincing manner It comes across as a way for a retired academic to publish an idea that the peer reviewed literative would never have allowed Nevertheless, it does highlight some inte I had high hopes for this book but ended up feeling pretty ambivalent about it From the beginning, the story is obviously headed towards trying to convince us that wolves were domesticated and used by humans for hunting in a way that contributed to the decline of Neanderthals Shipman never makes the case in a convincing manner It comes across as a way for a retired academic to publish an idea that the peer reviewed literative would never have allowed Nevertheless, it does highlight some interesting details about the time when Homo sapiens moved into Europe and overlapped in space and time with Neanderthals I just wish she wouldn t have repeated the idea that climate change alone was not enough to explain the decline of Neanderthals She must have stated this about 20 times literally throughout the text I started thinking that if she said it again I would throw the book in the woodstove Then...I ve been meaning to read Svante Paabo for some time and Chris Stringer s Lone Survivors for even longer but an Overdrive audio copy of this came across my screen and I d remembered Pat Shipman s name from when I was an anthropology student This is a a popularized scholarly text like the other two books I m not sure I like the marketing decision of Belknap Press aka Harvard to bring dogs into the subtitle or the dramatic cover art, and...I had the desire to read this book for quite some time, and this was due to Shipman appearing on an episode of Quirks and Quarks amazing podcast, by the way The result was a tedious desire for somethingThe bulk of the book is basically an introductory to anthropology, and this wouldn t bother me so much if it wasn t the majority the book There were points reading this where I was like Where are the dogs What is she going on about Why is it taking so long to get to the fucking dog I had the desire to read this book for quite some time, and this was due to Shipman appearing on an episode of Quirks and Quarks amazing podcast, by the way The result was a tedious desire for somethingThe bulk of the book is basically an introductory to anthropology, and this wouldn t bother me so much if it wasn t the majority the book There were points reading this where I was like Where are the dogs What is she going on about Why is it taking so l...It s hard for me to review a science based non fiction speculation on prehistory, butthe title and cover really implied there d bedogs in it You don t get to the dogs until about 80% of the way through the book, and even then there is very little written to support the subtitle of How humans and their dogs drove Neanderthals to extinction I realize this title was probably a marketing choice put a dog on the cover and people will read it but I was hoping for, as the book itself put It s hard for me to review a science based non fiction speculation on prehistory, butthe title and cover really implied there d bedogs in it You don t get to the dogs until about 80% of the way through the book, and even then there is very little written to support the subtitle of How humans and their dogs drove Neanderthals to extinction I rea...

• 21 December 2018
Pat Shipman
• Hardcover
• 266 pages
• 0674736761
• Pat Shipman
• The Invaders