About the book: 1978 / The fourth book in the "The Emergence of Man" series is dedicated to the immediate predecessor of modern man - the Neanderthal. The author introduces the reader to the history of the discovery of Neanderthal man who lived during the Ice Age - a skilled hunter, a contemporary of the cave bear, cave lion, mammoth and other extinct animals. The book examines the latest hypotheses to explain the almost sudden disappearance of the Neanderthal man and the emergence of his successor, the Cro-Magnon man, and also describes the latest discoveries in this field. The book is richly illustrated; designed for people interested in the past of our Earth.