We Are Not Alone: William King and the Naming of the Neanderthals

Walker, James; Clinnick, David; White, Mark

Abstract

The story of human history was changed forever in 1863 with William King's proposal that we had not always been the sole members of the Homo genus. Yet, more than 150 years after Homo neanderthalensis was first named and then summarized in the pages of The Anthropological Review, the man responsible for this revolutionary announcement is poorly known in the field of palaeoanthropology today. Following the sesquicentennial anniversary of this seminal event in 2013, a timely reappraisal is given of King's reputation, legacy, and work within the intellectual vortex of his time. [Neanderthals, human evolution, history of paleoanthropology, William King]

Citation

Walker, J., Clinnick, D., & White, M. (2021). We Are Not Alone: William King and the Naming of the Neanderthals. American Anthropologist, 123(4), 805-818. https://doi.org/10.1111/aman.13654

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Nov 29, 2020
• Online Publication Date: Dec 22, 2021
• Publication Date: 2021-12
• Deposit Date: Jan 19, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 20, 2022
• Journal: American Anthropologist
• Print ISSN: 0002-7294
• Electronic ISSN: 1548-1433
• Publisher: American Anthropological Association
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 123
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 805-818
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/aman.13654
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1216536