Prehistoric readings recommended by Alvaro Arrizabalaga
Alvaro Arrizabalaga is an archaeologist. He is a member of the Aranzadi Society and is a Professor of Prehistory at the University of the Basque Country. We have asked you to recommend some science books, which may be of interest to anyone.
From disclosure. He has recommended two illustrious books written by paleontologists excavating at the site of Atapuerca: The chosen species and The necklace of the neanderthal. In the first, Juan Luis Arsuaga and Ignacio Martínez present the evolution of hominids, with the aim of analyzing whether the human being can be considered as a 'selected' species. In the second, Arsuaga analyzes Neanderthal's men and tries to clarify his capacity for abstraction. "Arsuaga is especially skilled in scientific diffusion," says Arrizabalaga.
Still in terms of disclosure, he has recommended a book by biologist Stephen Jay Gould: Bully for Brontosaurus. It is a collection of essays by Gould that tells surprising stories about the relationship between science and other fields. The title seems like a joke, but Arrizabalaga says that "although he lies, it is a very serious book."
He has also recommended two books outside the usual scope of scientific disclosure. They are fiction books, but being based in part on science, they are also outreach books.
The first is The Clan of the Cave Bear. Jean M. Auel is a well-known book by the American writer. Ayla is the story of a five-year-old girl, Cro-magnon. Killed by a family earthquake, Ayla is alone in the world. In this story, the author describes the time when the men of Cro-magnon and Neanderthal lived in the same territory.
The latest recommendation is La guerre du feu (in Spanish version, En busca del fuego). The Belgian brothers Joseph and Seraphin Boex visit the XIX. It is a novel written in the twentieth century (J. H. Signed with the nickname Rosny). In 1981, the Frenchman Jean Jaques Anaud made a film based on the novel, which had more impact than the novel. It is the story of the Ulhamr tribe, who uses fire but do not know how to light it. So they keep it without turning it off. But in a clash against another tribe they have lost the fire. They send an expedition of three people in search of fire.
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