Episode 9: The Last of Them

Listen to the Episode: Around 50,000 years ago, Mandrin Cave was a lonely place. Hollowed out of a limestone cliff, the cave overlooked the Rhône Valley in southern France. The valley, now a lush, rolling landscape of vineyards and orchards, was then cold and bleak. A small band of Neanderthals, numbering no more than 30, […]