There is an energy force in the world - known to the Ancients - that has largely escaped the interest of the modern day world. Why? There are allusions to this energy in the Chinese I-Ching, in the Hebrew Torah, in the Christian Bible, in the Hindu Sanskrit Ramayana and in the Muslim Holy Qur'an. Its force is strongest within the Earth's magnetic triangles. Near one of these--the Bermuda Triangle--circumstances bring together four very different people. Patrick Gallagher is a mining engineer searching for a viable alternative to fossil fuels; Tara Geoffrey, an airline pilot on holidays in the Caribbean; Yehuda Rosenberg, a physicist preoccupied with ancient history; and Mehmet Kuhl, a minerals broker, a Sufi Muslim with an unusual past. Can they unravel the secrets of the Ancients that may also hold the answer to the future of civilization?
** WINNER OF THE PEN HESSELL-TILTMAN PRIZE 2021 ** 'Beautiful, evocative, authoritative.' Professor Brian Cox 'Important reading not just for anyone interested in these ancient cousins of ours, but also for anyone interested in humanity.' Yuval Noah Harari Kindred is the definitive guide to the Neanderthals. Since their discovery more than 160 years ago, Neanderthals have metamorphosed from the losers of the human family tree to A-list hominins. Rebecca Wragg Sykes uses her experience at the cutting edge of Palaeolithic research to share our new understanding of Neanderthals, shoving aside clichés of rag-clad brutes in an icy wasteland. She reveals them to be curious, clever connoisseurs of their world, technologically inventive and ecologically adaptable. Above all, they were successful survivors for more than 300,000 years, during times of massive climatic upheaval. Much of what defines us was also in Neanderthals, and their DNA is still inside us. Planning, co-operation, altruism, craftsmanship, aesthetic sense, imagination, perhaps even a desire for transcendence beyond mortality. Kindred does for Neanderthals what Sapiens did for us, revealing a deeper, more nuanced story where humanity itself is our ancient, shared inheritance.
In this book, the authors provide a fascinating narrative of the mental life of Neandertals, to the extent that it can be reconstructed from fossil and archaeological remains.
Did Neanderthals have language, and if so, what was it like? Scientists agree overall that the behaviour and cognition of Neanderthals resemble that of early modern humans in important ways. However, the existence and nature of Neanderthal language remains a controversial topic. The first in-depth treatment of this intriguing subject, this book comes to the unique conclusion that, collective hunting is a better window on Neanderthal language than other behaviours. It argues that Neanderthal hunters employed linguistic signs akin to those of modern language, but lacked complex grammar. Rudolf Botha unpacks and appraises important inferences drawn by researchers working in relevant braches of archaeology and other prehistorical fields, and uses a large range of multidisciplinary literature to bolster his arguments. An important contribution to this lively field, this book will become a landmark book for students and scholars alike, in essence, illuminating Neanderthals' linguistic powers.
A “funny and sweetly oddball” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) novel about an odd-couple friendship formed by a mission to make their high school to suck less, for readers “seeking doors to the universe" (Booklist, starred review) and a razor sharp, moving, and outrageously funny read. Cliff Hubbard is a huge loser. Literally. His nickname at Happy Valley High School is Neanderthal because he’s so enormous—6’6” and 250 pounds to be exact. He has nobody at school, and life in his trailer-park home has gone from bad to worse ever since his older brother’s suicide. And there’s no one Cliff hates more than the nauseatingly cool quarterback Aaron Zimmerman, who after a near-death experience claims God gave him a list of things to do to make Happy Valley High suck less. And God said there’s only one person who can help: Neanderthal. To his own surprise, Cliff says he’s in. As he and Aaron make their way through the List, which involves a vindictive English teacher, a mysterious computer hacker, a decidedly unchristian cult of Jesus Teens, the local drug dealers, and the meanest bully at HVHS, Cliff feels like he’s part of something for the first time since losing his brother. But fixing a broken school isn’t as simple as it seems, and just when Cliff thinks they’ve completed the List, he realizes their mission hits closer to home than he ever imagined.
An influential geneticist traces his investigation into the genes of humanity's closest evolutionary relatives, explaining what his sequencing of the Neanderthal genome has revealed about their extinction and the origins of modern humans.
This book, Beyond The Stars - Triology / Part One, covers all of cosmic science; from quantum mechanics and the formation of particles, to cosmology and the structure of space, to evolution and the formation of life. Moreover, this book is sub-divided into ten chapters and into ten reference chapters to make this information more understandable and digestible. Chapter one, “The Structure of Space”, covers the composition and structure of space, the elementary stage of particles, the evolution of energy, quasars, and the formation of galaxies. Chapter two, “Galaxies”, covers the composition and structure of galaxies, dark matter, interstellar dust clouds, and the formation of light particles. Chapter three, “Stars”, covers the formation of star clusters, the layout of star systems, the classification of stars, the life-cycle of stars, the death-cycle of stars, dwarf stars, planetary nebulas, neutron stars, black-holes, star nebulas, the formation of gravity, and globular clusters. Chapter four, “Particles, Molecules and Matter”, covers the formation of subatomic particles, atomic particles, molecules, matter, antimatter, the working of electricity, ionization storms, the principles of alchemy, nuclear fission, nuclear fusion, and the existence of energy vortexes. Chapter five, “Star Systems”, covers the composition and structure of star systems and the layout of planetary bodies within them. Chapter six, “Planetary Bodies”, covers the composition and structure of gas spheres, planets, planetesimals, asteroids, comets and meteors. Chapter seven, “Dimensional Planes”, covers the existence and function of dimensional planes, the difference between man and animal-man, the varying of humanoid-life throughout space, the existence of non-human life upon the Earth, NASA’s search for life throughout our solar system, our fight against drug-resistant organisms, the organization of life throughout all of space, and the planetary life-cycle of all planetary bodies. Chapter eight, “Evolutionary Changes”, covers physical evolution, dimension evolution, the formation of life-energy, the progression of life-energy, the evolution of mind and consciousness, the development of spirit, and the existence and nature of “God”. Chapter nine, “What is Man”, covers what type of being is man, man’s evolution, life within our solar system, the existence of hydrides throughout our galaxy, the nature of non-human life upon the Earth, the Earth’s location within our galaxy and its relationship to all of space, the government and administration of space, the creation of life throughout all of space, and the ongoing rebellion against “Michael”. Chapter ten, “The Communication of Space”, covers man’s inability to communicate with our cosmic neighbors and why the number of alien visitations to our world have dramatically increased since World War Two. Finally, the ten reference chapters review and categorize the important highlights of this book.
The story of Neanderthal man. Was he our direct ancestor, or was he perhaps a more alien figure, genetically very different? This title brings us into the Neanderthal's world, his technology, his way of life, his origins and his relationship with us.
From brilliant young polymath Andrew Rader—an MIT-credentialed scientist, popular podcast host, and SpaceX mission manager—an “engaging” (Tim Marshall, New York Times bestselling author) chronicle showcasing our human desire to continually explore new and uncharted territory, from civilization’s earliest days to interstellar travel. For the first time in history, the human species has the technology to destroy itself. But having developed that power, humans are also able to leave Earth and voyage into the vastness of space. After millions of years of evolution, we’ve arrived at the point where we can settle other worlds and begin the process of becoming multi-planetary. How did we get here? What does the future hold for us? Divided into four accessible sections, Beyond the Known examines major periods of discovery and rediscovery, from Classical Times, when Phoenicians, Persians, and Greeks ventured forth; to The Age of European Exploration, which saw colonies sprout on nearly every continent; to The Era of Scientific Inquiry, when researchers developed new tools for mapping and traveling farther; to Our Spacefaring Future, which unveils plans currently underway for settling other planets and, eventually, traveling to the stars. A Mission Manager at SpaceX with a lively voice, Andrew Rader is at the forefront of space exploration. As a gifted historian, Rader, who has won global acclaim for his stunning breadth of knowledge, is singularly positioned to reveal the story of human exploration that is also the story of scientific achievement. Told with an infectious zeal for traveling seeking new horizons, Beyond the Known is “an astute—and highly flattering—view of human aspirations” (Kirkus Reviews).
When a Harvard paleontologist disappears in the mountains of northern Asia, Matt Mattison and Susan Arnot--former lovers who are now academic rivals--set out to find their mentor and a species of humans who have existed for over forty thousand years.
