The Smart Neanderthal

Bird catching, Cave Art, and the Cognitive Revolution

by: Clive Finlayson

in: Biology

Summary:

The book challenges the notion that Neanderthals were intellectually inferior to Homo sapiens by presenting evidence of their sophisticated behaviors, such as bird catching and cave art, suggesting they were capable of complex thought and symbolic expression. It explores archaeological findings and cognitive science to argue for a reassessment of the Neanderthals' cognitive abilities and their role in the human evolutionary story.