{"product_id":"the-invaders","title":"The Invaders","description":"\u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTimes Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Week\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApproximately  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 \u003ci\u003eHomo\u003c\/i\u003e.  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 closest known  relatives went extinct?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Shipman admits that scientists have yet  to find genetic evidence that would prove her theory. Time will tell if  she's right. For now, read this book for an engagingly comprehensive  overview of the rapidly evolving understanding of our own origins.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Toby Lester, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Are  humans the ultimate invasive species? So contends anthropologist Pat  Shipman-and Neanderthals, she opines, were among our first victims. The  relationship between \u003ci\u003eHomo sapiens\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHomo neanderthalensis\u003c\/i\u003e  is laid out cleanly, along with genetic and other evidence. Shipman  posits provocatively that the deciding factor in the triumph of our  ancestors was the domestication of wolves.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Daniel Cressey, \u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pat Shipman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42849040039997,"sku":"9780674975415","price":37.76,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/the-invaders","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}