What we know sex with Neanderthals was like

Re:What we know sex with Neanderthals was like by Moodles on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @04:35PM (#25768272)

I recommend anyone who's interested in early humans and human development to read the book Sapiens: https://www.amazon.com/Sapiens-Humankind-Yuval-Noah-Harari/d... I really enjoyed it!

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Re:What we know sex with Neanderthals was like by johnnycerberus on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @04:41PM (#25768329)

If you are into biased, opinionated history, then Harari is the way to go.

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Re:What we know sex with Neanderthals was like by Moodles on Thursday January 14, 2021 @01:17PM (#25779928)

I understand and agree that the author adds his own $0.02 here and there. But you don't have to agree with every word in the book to think it provides value. I think the book functions as an easy read high level overview of human history, particularly the early chapters.

Who do you recommend instead?

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Re:What we know sex with Neanderthals was like by johnnycerberus on Thursday January 14, 2021 @04:19PM (#25782747)

Dominion by Tom Holland, actually everything by this author

The Silk Roads by Peter Frankopan

Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond

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Re:What we know sex with Neanderthals was like by ddalex on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @04:58PM (#25768500)

you can't make a good omlette without breaking a few eggs...

Harari's books are decent entertrainment and popular science, nobody pretends them to be Nature-worthy articles

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Re:What we know sex with Neanderthals was like by johnnycerberus on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @05:47PM (#25769059)

Ok, I won't start a rant here on Hacker News, the night's too good for rants, I will only say this, one chapter into Harari’s 2015 "smash hit" Homo Deus and you will be grateful that you've just learned pandemics are a thing of the past. five years later

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