Neanderthals were more than cavemen
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audio
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Society & Culture
Publication Date |
Jul 11, 2022
Episode Duration |
00:50:00

Recent scientific discoveries have shown just how much we’ve previously underestimated Neanderthals. It turns out that their lives were very similar to those of our ancestors.

This hour, a look at Neanderthals and at why humans have dismissed them for decades.

GUESTS:

  • Ella Al-Shamahi: A National Geographic Explorer, TV presenter, palaeo-anthropologist, evolutionary biologist, and standup comic
  • Claire Cameron: Author of cameron.com/the-last-neanderthal">The Last Neanderthal, among other books
  • Anna Goldfield: An archeologist and the host of the podcast The Dirt
  • Bruce Hardy: Professor of anthropology at Kenyon College

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Colin McEnroe, Jonathan McNicol, and Cat Pastor contributed to this show, which originally aired January 5, 2022.

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