An excellent detailed and myth-busting survey of Homo neanderthalensis including the history of various Neanderthal discoveries with their concurrent and modern interpretation. Recent genetic information and description of modern technologies used in current excavations are included. The author can write and has insight into the significance of the probable nature of these congeneric people and to the significance of our own society and native narcissism on our thoughts about them now. I think this would be worthy of five stars if I hadn't tired of the details of secondary knapped lithics.