domingo, 8 de agosto de 2010

L'Odyssée du dernier Néandertal, tome 1: Ao, l'homme ancien


Auteur: Marc Klapczynski
Broché: 304 pages
Editeur: Aubéron (3 mai 2010)

Présentation de l'éditeur:
Il y a un peu plus de trente mille ans, la longue lignée des Néandertaliens est en passe de s'éteindre. Depuis déjà dix mille ans, un homme doté d'un physique plus proche du nôtre, l'homme de Cro-Magnon, considéré comme notre ancêtre direct, se répand en Europe. Dans l'une des régions habitées les plus septentrionales d'Europe, une bande de Néandertaliens, confrontée à l'hostilité de ces nouveaux arrivants, tente de subsister en s'enfonçant vers le nord...

Entrada relacionada: Ao, le dernier Neandertal
Archivo del noticiario: Ao, le dernier Neandertal

sábado, 7 de agosto de 2010

HKTV: Stonehenge, Excarnation and Prehistoric Burials (Live with Mary-Ann Craig)



Vídeo (heritagekeymedia, 04 de agosto de 2010) añadido a Paleo Vídeos > Prehistoria Universal > L.R.2.1

Mary-Ann Craig talks to Jon about the history behind the Solstice at Stonehenge and other sites, including Newgrange in Ireland, Maeshowe in Orkney and Irthlingborough in Northamptonshire. She discusses the finds from excavations at Irthlingborough, including a lattice of cattle bones which had formed a lacework around the mound, and also goes into detail about the life of the legendary Amesbury Archer - who he was, the stature he held and why he wasn't the all action hero he was made out to be.

Related article: 08/05/2010. Britain's Prehistoric Funerals - Six Feet Under, or a Bronze Age Mound?

viernes, 6 de agosto de 2010

When the Sea Saved Humanity, Made Interactive


This Web-only article is a special rich-media presentation of the feature, "When the Sea Saved Humanity," which appears in the August 2010 issue of Scientific American.

Shortly after Homo sapiens arose harsh climate conditions nearly extinguished our species. Recent finds suggest that the small population that gave rise to all humans alive today survived by exploiting a unique combination of resources along the southern coast of Africa... (preview).

Related: Archivo del noticiario: Edición 25-07-10. Last few early humans survived in 'Eden,' scientists say / Herald Sun.