CafA Neandertal: Excavating Our Past in One of Europe's Most Ancient Places

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"Award-winning writer Bahrami is a delightful guide in this thoroughly enjoyable look into the research and recovery of a group of Neandertal remains in the French Dordogne region . . . Her wide interests in travel, memoir, food, wine, and more make this exceedingly engaging title more like a French version of Under the Tuscan Sun." -Booklist (starred review) Centered in the Dordogne region of southwestern France, one of Europe's most concentrated regions for Neandertal occupations, Cafe_x0301_ Neandertal features the work of archaeologists doing some of the most comprehensive and global work to date on the research, exploration, and recovery of our ancient ancestors, shedding a surprising light on what it means to be human.

Beebe Bahrami is a professional writer known for award-winning travel, memoir, archaeology, outdoors and adventure, food and wine, spiritual, and cross-cultural writing. Author of The Spiritual Traveler Spain (Paulist Press, 2009) and Historic Walking Guides Madrid (DestinWorld Publishing, 2009), her work also appears in Archaeology, Wine Enthusiast, Bark, The Pennsylvania Gazette, National Geographic Books, and Michelin Green Guides, among others. She wrote two travel apps, The Esoteric Camino France and Spain and Madrid Walks, and maintains two blogs, Cafe Oc, on life in the Dordogne, and The Pilgrim's Way Cafe, dedicated to exploring the world on foot. Read more at beebebahrami.weebly.com.

Praise for Historic Walking Guides Madrid: "Beebe Bahrami's Historic Walking Guides Madrid offers a refreshing change to typical mainstream travel guides. While you get must-see museum and monument stops around Madrid, you also get an amazing slice of rich history...Bahrami's stories about significant writers and artists influential to Madrid's past give a sense of being in these people's shoes by weaving in the day-to-day human element - a detail that many mainstream travel guides seem to lack." --Matador Network "What I like about this book is the fact that it reveals the rich history of Madrid in a lively and engaging manner, without being dry or overly didactic...Bahrami demonstrates her intimate knowledge of the city as she describes walks that introduce visitors to much more than Madrid's most famous tourist attractions. Her knowledge of its history and her vivid descriptions of the sights bring Madrid's past to life. Walking through the city's historic districts not only allows you to visit important historic buildings and monuments, but you also offer a deeper understanding of how Madrid came to be the way it is today." --Transitions Abroad