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

Walker, James; Clinnick, David; White, Mark

doi:10.1111/aman.13654

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

Walker, James; Clinnick, David; White, Mark

Authors

James Walker

David Clinnick

Professor Mark White mark.white@durham.ac.uk
Professor

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

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