Early History: The Stone Age

Historical Novels and Fantasies

Björn Kurtén: Dance of the Tiger; A beautifully done story about a Cro-Magnon hunter, his interactions with the Neanderthals, and a fine description of a sabre-toothed tiger killing a baby mammoth; interesting theory about what happened to the Neanderthals (they weren't neotenized or 'pretty' enough to survive) -- this could be true because the author is a paleontologist.
William Golding: The Inheritors; Another interpretation of the Cro-Magnons vs the Neanderthals; Golding 'demonizes' the latter (hence our legends about trolls, ogres, etc.).
Jean Auel: Clan of the Cave Bear, etc.; pure crap, but I did try to read it once.

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