title: Them and Us
finished:
started: 2023-09-10
author:
- Danny Vendramini
category:
- Anthropology
publish: 2009
cover: http://books.google.com/books/content?id=F89zPgAACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api
pages: 366
status: unread
time:
rating:
tags:
- books
Put aside everything you thought you knew about being human - about how we got here and what it all means. Australian theoretical biologist Danny Vendramini has developed a theory of human origins that is stunning in its simplicity, yet breathtaking in its scope and importance. Them and Us: how Neanderthal predation created modern humans begins with a radical reassessment of Neanderthals. He shows they weren't docile omnivores, but savage, cannibalistic carnivores - top flight predators of the stone age. Neanderthal Predation (NP) theory reveals that Neanderthals were 'apex' predators - who resided at the top of the food chain, and everything else - including humans - was their prey. NP theory is one of those groundbreaking ideas that revolutionizes scientific thinking. It represents a quantum leap in our understanding of human origins.