The Inheritors

40.1 – 38.0 thousand years ago “The Inheritors” is a novel by William Golding about the encounter between Neanderthals and modern humans. Like “Lord of the Flies,” it is written with a mid-twentieth century awareness that advanced societies don’t leave behind the potential for cruelty. Neanderthal 1, the first Neanderthal fossil recognized as probably belonging to […]