Distinguished Professor of Anthropology Lawrence Guy Straus spent part of his summer in Western Europe with Jean Auel, author of the Earth’s Children series of books about the interactions between Neanderthals and Cro-Magnons. Her first book, ‘The Clan of the Cave Bear,” began a publishing phenomenon that has sold more than 34-million books.
Photo: Distinguished Professor of Anthropology Lawrence Guy Straus
She was collecting information for her 7th book. Together, they toured several sites of Neanderthal activity and met with many of Straus’ Spanish colleagues to discuss the latest research in the field.
In this audio interview Straus discusses their trip, and talks with Karen Wentworth university senior communications representative about his own research and latest findings, which are detailed in the current issue of the journal, “Antiquity.”
As part of his activities at UNM, Straus edits the internationally known “Journal of Anthropological Research.”
Straus interview:
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Media Contact: Karen Wentworth, (505) 277-5627; e-mail: kwent2@unm.edu
Posted by scarr at August 5, 2009 10:15 AM