Ludovic Slimak

Ludovic Slimak

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Ludovic Slimak is a paleoanthropologist at the University of Toulouse in France and director of the Grotte Mandrin research project. His work focuses on the last Neanderthal societies and he is the author of several hundred scientific studies on these populations. His research ahs been featured in Nature, Science, the New York Times and more.

Articles by: Ludovic Slimak

A skull is displayed as part of the Neanderthal exhibition at the Musee de l'Homme in Paris on March 26, 2018.

'It haunts all our imaginations': Were Neanderthals really like us?

By Ludovic Slimak published

In this adapted extract from The Naked Neanderthal: A New Understanding of the Human Creature, Ludovic Slimak examines how we should view our ancient relatives, the Neanderthals.