
The Neanderthals
They flourished from western Europe to central Asia between 75,000 and 35,000 years ago. The differences between them and later peoples are not as great as was once thought but still call for an explanation

The Neanderthals
They flourished from western Europe to central Asia between 75,000 and 35,000 years ago. The differences between them and later peoples are not as great as was once thought but still call for an explanation

Homo Erectus
This species, until recently known by a multiplicity of other names, was probably the immediate predecessor of modern man. It now seems possible that the transition took place some 500,000 years ago

The Distribution of Man
Homo sapiens arose In the Old World, but has since become the most widely distributed of all animal species. In the process he has differentiated into three principal strains