How Did the Cro Magnon-Ice Age Create the First Modern Humans?

They survived in a snow-covered world thanks to their sharp intelligence. They hunted animals larger than their size and sometimes became prey for them. Under the flickering light of the torches, they drew pictures of bison, deer and mammoths on the cave walls. These paintings inspire admiration even today. We look at the statuettes they sculpted with amazement. The technological intelligence behind the tools and weapons they make impresses us. Archaeologists call them Cro-Magnon. They are the first anatomically modern humans, the first inhabitants of Europe, who began living in various parts of Europe about 40,000 years ago. They emerged victorious from their struggles with predators, a rival species, the Neanderthals, and very harsh climatic conditions.

Brian Fagan explains in simple language what this first European culture brought from Africa, what developments they made in Europe, and the effects of the Ice Age climate they lived in on the development of this culture.

(From the Promotional Bulletin)

Dough Type: 2nd Dough

Number of Pages: 376

Size: 13.5 x 21

First Print Year: 2019

Number of Printings: 1st Edition