This book offered many interesting details not only of Cro-Magnons, but of Neanderthals as well. The differences in the mode of dress (Cro-Magnons wore what looks much more like clothes, whereas Neanderthals wore heaps of furs), artistic tradition (cave paintings in France), and technology (the invention of the needle really was incredibly important), all make for an interesting read. One drawback for me was that the author took some artistic license in describing some aspects of Cro-Magnon life that do not yet have a solid scientific base. But you do get to hear about the Cro-Magnon version of the Louvre and all about their diet: marrow, dried fat, and rendered fat to drink!
audio: 10 hours
print: 320 pages
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