Neanderthals Archives • International Socialism

Why did our ancestors succeed? A response to Mike Beaken

Posted on 29th June 2017 by Camilla

The previous issue of International Socialism included an article by Mike Beaken, “Engels, Neanderthals and the Origins of the Family”.1 I would like to welcome this contribution to the discussion of human evolution and the shift it makes away from… Continue Reading →

Engels, Neanderthals and the origins of the family

Posted on 5th April 2017 by Camilla

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels both took a great interest in early human history and prehistory, and it was Marx’s notes on Lewis Henry Morgan’s Ancient Society that prompted Engels to produce The Origin of the Family, Private Property and… Continue Reading →