In this acclaimed bestseller an explorer and Neanderthal hunter takes us on a riveting journey
of discovery 'With the style of a poet and imagination of a philosopher Ludovic Slimak
probes the minds of Neanderthals. . . This fun and provocative book is a reminder that we still
have a lot to learn about biological intelligence' Steve Brusatte What if we have completely
misunderstood who the Neanderthals truly were? For over a century we saw them as inferior to
Homo Sapiens. Today Neanderthals are seen as fully human different from us only because of
their distant cultural traditions. But does the truth lie somewhere else entirely? Neanderthal
hunter and paleoanthropologist Ludovic Slimak understands these enigmatic creatures like no one
else after studying them for three decades. Taking us on a fascinating archaeological
investigation from the Arctic Circle to the deep Mediterranean forests he traces their steps
deciphering their stories through every single detail they left behind. In this stunning bold
book he argues that Neanderthals should be understood on their own terms. They had their own
history their own rituals their own customs. Their own intelligence. A remarkable
intelligence for sure but an intelligence that may have been very different from ours -
although it can still teach us much about ourselves. A thought-provoking detective story
written with wit and verve The Naked Neanderthal shifts our understanding of deep history -
and in the process reveals just how much we have yet to learn.
