A masterful archeological saga, which calls into question the Neanderthal extinction scenario and offers a new look at the nature of modern humanity.

One of the world's leading specialists on Neanderthal societies, Slimak plunges us into the major discovery of his career: the body of Thorin, possibly one of the last Neanderthals. Through this discovery, which compels researchers to radically rewrite the history of the last Neanderthals, Slimak draws new knowledge about their way of living and thinking, how this multi-millennial society died out with the arrival of Homo sapiens, and takes us across the millennia to discover our own humanity.