Café Neandertal: Excavating Our Past in One of Europe's Most Ancient Places

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Venture to one of Europe’s most ancient places to uncover Neandertal remains—and what it means to be human.

“[Bahrami’s] wide interests in travel, memoir, food, wine . . . make this exceedingly engaging title more like a French version of Under the Tuscan Sun” (Booklist).

The Dordogne region of southwestern France is one of Europe’s most concentrated regions for Neandertal occupations. In this delightful book, award-winning writer Beebe Bahrami travels to this storied place—highlighting the archaeologists doing some of the most comprehensive work on the research, exploration, and recovery of our ancient ancestors.
 
Bursting with the textures, sounds, and smells of Dordogne’s excavation sites, Café Neandertal is a fascinating trek through prehistoric history that sheds surprising light on what it means to be human. Perfect for armchair travelers, history buffs, and anyone interested in archaeology!
Venture to one of Europe’s most ancient places to uncover Neandertal remains—and what it means to be human. “[Bahrami’s] wide interests in travel, memoir, food, wine . . . make this exceedingly engaging title more like a French version of Under the Tuscan Sun” (Booklist). The Dordogne region of...

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Beebe Bahrami is a professional writer known for award–winning travel, memoir, archaeology, outdoors and adventure, food and wine, spiritual, and cross–cultural writing. Author of The Spiritual Traveler Spain (Paulist Press, 2009) and Historic Walking Guides Madrid (DestinWorld Publishing, 2009), her work also appears in Archaeology, Wine Enthusiast, Bark, The Pennsylvania Gazette, National Geographic Books, and Michelin Green Guides, among others. She wrote two travel apps, The Esoteric Camino France and Spain and Madrid Walks, and maintains two blogs, Café Oc, on life in the Dordogne, and The Pilgrim's Way Café, dedicated to exploring the world on foot. Read more at beebebahrami.weebly.com.
Beebe Bahrami is a professional writer known for award–winning travel, memoir, archaeology, outdoors and adventure, food and wine, spiritual, and cross–cultural writing. Author of The Spiritual Traveler Spain (Paulist Press, 2009) and Historic Walking Guides Madrid (DestinWorld Publishing, 2009),...

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