The World Before Us. A New Look at the Origin of Man

Neanderthals, Denisovans, people from Luzon, and even "hobbits" — what trace have they left in each of us? What are their relationships to us and to each other? What contacts might there have been between them? The author illustrates the answers to these questions with maps of archaeological sites, photographs of finds, and amazing stories such as the story of a genetic hybrid of two different species of humans. The study of this girl, who was born 90,000 years ago to a Neanderthal mother and a Denisovan father, had a direct connection to Hyam. Modern archaeology allows us to obtain information even from tiny pieces of material, to reconstruct almost a biography from fragmentary remains of a person. And literally one discovery can fundamentally change our understanding of what happened in the past, so readers will be particularly interested to learn what has changed in genetics and archaeology in recent years and how revolutionary scientific breakthroughs are made.