The Clan of the Cave Bear

DID CRO-MAGNON AND THE NEANDERTHAL CO-EXIST? Jean M. Auel's stirring debut novel in the "Earth Children" series (1980) explores that theme in her wildly popular adventure series. The book centers around the saga of the people who call themselves the Clan of the Cave Bear, the idea of the novel is that at the dawn of civilization, over 35,000 years ago it may be possible that Cro-Magnon and the Neanderthal were living at the same time and co-existing. An original, intriguing idea for a series of novels by Auel at the time & a New York Times Bestseller in 1980.