The Struggle for Lunch: Another 50 Tales from the Cave

• 50 new stories from the author of the bestseller «Tales from the Cave»;
• Real anthropological sites;
• Prehistoric flora and fauna in colorful stories and illustrations.

About:
We are what we eat. But we are also a means of obtaining food. For millions of years, our ancestors sought fruits, caught fish, hunted birds and beasts, and sometimes tried not to become someone's lunch themselves. Our entire life revolves around food. Even the sense of wonder, ways of communication, rituals – all stem from the desire to eat or are accompanied by a feast.

How our ancestors fought for lunch is told through 50 non-fiction stories. Modern science can tell us much about life in the past. Therefore, each tale is accompanied by an investigation, a narrative about how scientists learn about the distant past. The main thing we learn by examining this amazing kaleidoscope is that ancient people were different. Some of them were unlucky, but those who were stronger, smarter, kinder—survived, reproduced, and became our ancestors. We are descendants of the best ancestors, and this is a reason to strive to be the best ancestors for our descendants.

Quotes:

"Through the analysis of carbon and oxygen isotopes from soil and fossilized teeth, we know what animals lived in which habitats—overgrown with trees or grass, dry or wet".
"Based on the genetics of modern humans, somewhere in Eastern Indonesia, sapiens—including the ancestors of Aboriginals and Papuans—managed to mix with Denisovans. The thought arises: are the Ngandong people Indonesian Denisovans?"
"The most intriguing composition is the chain of tracks of a giant sloth walking on two legs, chased by a human. Some human footprints are found inside the tracks of the sloth: the human walked step by step with the beast, adapting to its pace".

Features:

A richly illustrated full-color book in a non-standard format.
A wonderful option for a gift edition.