Osim što sam razgovarao sa stručnjacima za Neandertalce koje sam već spomenuo u Izjavama zahvalnosti, takođe sam pročitao na stotine knjiga, članaka u časopisima i novinama i na sajtovima na Internetu. Za one koji žele da saznaju nešto više o idejama iznetim u ovom romanu, dajem spisak literature koju sam koristio.
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