Prologue : when climate changed the course of history
The road to extinction is paved with good intentions
Once we were not alone
Failed experiments
Stick to what you know best
Being in the right place at the right time
If only . . .
Africa in Europe : a Mediterranean serengeti
One small step for man . . .
Forever opportunists
The pawn turned player
Epilogue : children of chance.
The humans who went extinct : why Neanderthals died out and we survived by Clive Finlayson. ISBN 9780199239184. Published by Oxford University Press in 2009. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.