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Buried Alive
Squinting into the sunlight of a world separated from their own by millennia, a fragile family has emerged to shape the way we view ourselves. Everyone knows the name of the family . . . Neanderthal.
Since the first cave discoveries in Germany's Neander Valley, we have been fascinated by these thick-browed, powerful creatures. Who were they and where did they go? A centerpiece in the study of human evolution, Neanderthal man has, by his own mysterious demise, created more questions than he has answered.
But what if they could answer for themselves and tell us about their origins?
Now, for the first time, that is possible through the original research of Jack Cuozzo. Fascinated by Neanderthal man for over two decades, Cuozzo, an orthodontist, has fashioned a research book that will clutch the attention of scientists and lay persons alike, for the Neanderthal family has finally come forth to tell a shocking story.
Since the first cave discoveries in Germany's Neander Valley, we have been fascinated by these thick-browed, powerful creatures. Who were they and where did they go? A centerpiece in the study of human evolution, Neanderthal man has, by his own mysterious demise, created more questions than he has answered.
But what if they could answer for themselves and tell us about their origins?
Now, for the first time, that is possible through the original research of Jack Cuozzo. Fascinated by Neanderthal man for over two decades, Cuozzo, an orthodontist, has fashioned a research book that will clutch the attention of scientists and lay persons alike, for the Neanderthal family has finally come forth to tell a shocking story.
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First published November 1, 1998
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December 27, 2023
This book is poorly written. I got to the end, but I did a lot of skimming, scanning and skipping of personal information, hence the DNF.
This is a terribly written, mostly-irrelevant memoir of a semi-delusional* (with lots of "feelings"), Creationist dentist from New Jersey, with predetermined ideas about Neanderthals that he wishes to "prove". This should probably be in the fiction section of the library.
If you want a book on Neanderthals, find another book. Any other book. In any case, this book (published in 1998) is now horribly outdated. Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art by Rebecca Wragg Sykes is a fairly comprehensive and more recent (2020) book on Neanderthals.
*"They" were out to get him before he even packed up his equipment to go look at original Neanderthal skulls. Cuozzo should have convinced Dan Brown to co-author this book, at least it would have been better plotted.
This is a terribly written, mostly-irrelevant memoir of a semi-delusional* (with lots of "feelings"), Creationist dentist from New Jersey, with predetermined ideas about Neanderthals that he wishes to "prove". This should probably be in the fiction section of the library.
If you want a book on Neanderthals, find another book. Any other book. In any case, this book (published in 1998) is now horribly outdated. Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art by Rebecca Wragg Sykes is a fairly comprehensive and more recent (2020) book on Neanderthals.
*"They" were out to get him before he even packed up his equipment to go look at original Neanderthal skulls. Cuozzo should have convinced Dan Brown to co-author this book, at least it would have been better plotted.
April 21, 2008
Not my review, but one that I think described the book very well:
"How many books on human fossils begin with a dangerous high speed chase through the streets of Paris, complete with mysterious pursuers in sports cars? (If you don't believe me, read chapter one.) What are gripping descriptions of a drive-by shooting and a bizarre murder of an innocent scientist doing in a book on the dull topic of ancient fossil remains? What is this, Indiana Jones Meets James Bond?
I had read several of Dr. Cuozzo's technical and popular papers on the subject of human origins, and had high expectations for this book. It exceeds them. What I was not expecting was the ferocity and tactics of evolutionists seeking to suppress the evidence Dr. Cuozzo presents.
This is more than a dry book of science. It reveals the all too human side of paleoanthropology. When the famous British scientist, Lord Zuckerman, doubted whether there was much science to be found in the field of human fossil research he was hinting at the degree to which evolutionism, philosophic beliefs and assumptions distort what the public is taught about the evidence.
This book is the stuff of which Kuhnian scientific revolutions are made. A poorer explanation of the place of Neanderthal in the human family tree has been replaced by a superior one. Moreover, Cuozzo's findings of degeneration from Neanderthal to modern man mesh well with everything we know from empirical evolutionary biology. (C.f. Dr. Lee Spetner's book, Not by Chance) We are not evolving up from a primordial soup, but rather down from the Garden of Eden."
"How many books on human fossils begin with a dangerous high speed chase through the streets of Paris, complete with mysterious pursuers in sports cars? (If you don't believe me, read chapter one.) What are gripping descriptions of a drive-by shooting and a bizarre murder of an innocent scientist doing in a book on the dull topic of ancient fossil remains? What is this, Indiana Jones Meets James Bond?
I had read several of Dr. Cuozzo's technical and popular papers on the subject of human origins, and had high expectations for this book. It exceeds them. What I was not expecting was the ferocity and tactics of evolutionists seeking to suppress the evidence Dr. Cuozzo presents.
This is more than a dry book of science. It reveals the all too human side of paleoanthropology. When the famous British scientist, Lord Zuckerman, doubted whether there was much science to be found in the field of human fossil research he was hinting at the degree to which evolutionism, philosophic beliefs and assumptions distort what the public is taught about the evidence.
This book is the stuff of which Kuhnian scientific revolutions are made. A poorer explanation of the place of Neanderthal in the human family tree has been replaced by a superior one. Moreover, Cuozzo's findings of degeneration from Neanderthal to modern man mesh well with everything we know from empirical evolutionary biology. (C.f. Dr. Lee Spetner's book, Not by Chance) We are not evolving up from a primordial soup, but rather down from the Garden of Eden."
October 4, 2013
I checked this out by accident--I thought it was a *real* book about neanderthal morphology and scholarship. This, however, is the demented ravings of a delusional quack. Somehow, being an orthodontist in the '70s makes him more qualified to study neanderthal jaws than paleontologists. In the first 30 pages, he compares himself to Jesus, Paul, Queen Esther and Aristotle. I'm not joking. He also thinks he's living a Dan Brown novel and that French secret police are following him around because he used his *advanced* knowledge to discover that neanderthals can't be ancient people, because Bible Jesus, and before the Fall nothing died, so they have to have lived after the flood . Literally all his references are either disgraced Creation 'scientists' or (I'm not making this up) the Bible. I'm so serious. He's all, "This scientific study used carbon dating to date this specimen to 30 million years ago and it was duplicated by these scientists, but Genesis (1:1) states that God saw his creation and called it good, and he would not have said that if it was all full of blood and nasty bones and stuff." That is a real paraphrase. I am not even joking. Reading this book made me feel like I had a brain tumor.
January 14, 2014
It is partly because of Dr. Jack’s work that everyone in the scientific community treats Neanderthals as real humans nowadays.
Back in the 1970s, Dentist Dr. Jack Cuozzo decided he wanted to study more about the “cave men” of Europe. He was able to gather some radiography equipment, contact the museums in Europe that house the skulls of these ancient people, and gather his young family to help him out.
Dr. Jack was honest and responsible working with the museums. In exchange for access to the fossils, he would provide them with copies of the radiographs for their own continued study. He and his son (who hadn’t turned 13 yet) were as careful as possible handling the fossils. They were professionals.
But, what he didn’t tell the museums was, he didn’t care about Evolution. He wasn’t going to force the fossils to look like apes.
What happened to Dr. Jack, his family, and his coworkers when the museums found out what he was doing is thrilling and scary stuff. You want to see God at work protecting His people and helping them get the truth out, read this book.
Now, those stories are just the opening chapters of the book. There’s lots more information and ideas about how Neanderthals got to look the way they did. There are even chapters on their teeth and jaws.
There are also sections talking about the caves where the fossils were found. It was Dr. Jack who first told me about the radioactivity in some caves being so strong they can’t open them to the public. He even caught a picture of a dinosaur cave painting while running away from a guardian.
But, I don’t want to spoil it for you. So, you’ll have to get ahold of your own copy to find out more.
Plus, I haven’t read the book for a couple years and packed up my copy for safekeeping in August.
Back in the 1970s, Dentist Dr. Jack Cuozzo decided he wanted to study more about the “cave men” of Europe. He was able to gather some radiography equipment, contact the museums in Europe that house the skulls of these ancient people, and gather his young family to help him out.
Dr. Jack was honest and responsible working with the museums. In exchange for access to the fossils, he would provide them with copies of the radiographs for their own continued study. He and his son (who hadn’t turned 13 yet) were as careful as possible handling the fossils. They were professionals.
But, what he didn’t tell the museums was, he didn’t care about Evolution. He wasn’t going to force the fossils to look like apes.
What happened to Dr. Jack, his family, and his coworkers when the museums found out what he was doing is thrilling and scary stuff. You want to see God at work protecting His people and helping them get the truth out, read this book.
Now, those stories are just the opening chapters of the book. There’s lots more information and ideas about how Neanderthals got to look the way they did. There are even chapters on their teeth and jaws.
There are also sections talking about the caves where the fossils were found. It was Dr. Jack who first told me about the radioactivity in some caves being so strong they can’t open them to the public. He even caught a picture of a dinosaur cave painting while running away from a guardian.
But, I don’t want to spoil it for you. So, you’ll have to get ahold of your own copy to find out more.
Plus, I haven’t read the book for a couple years and packed up my copy for safekeeping in August.
November 11, 2009
Crock of shit! That's really the best way to describe this book. I wanted a book about neanderthals, because I'm really into the Earth's Children series, and I wanted some non-fiction reading about them. I just did a subject search for books on neanderthals and I didn't read the summary of this book, but I just put it on hold.
I started reading it and it begins with a car chase narrative about the author and his family in France! My first thought was "what the hell kind of non-fiction scientific text is this?" Then he kept using bible verses to support his story line that had nothing to do with actual neanderthal research. After reading several chapters of drivel with pictures that were supposed to prove that all other scientists were wrong (these pictures were poorly copied and with no insights into how this man determined that everyone else was wrong).
The book's title page should state a warning "This book is written by a creationist dentist from New Jersey!!"
I started reading it and it begins with a car chase narrative about the author and his family in France! My first thought was "what the hell kind of non-fiction scientific text is this?" Then he kept using bible verses to support his story line that had nothing to do with actual neanderthal research. After reading several chapters of drivel with pictures that were supposed to prove that all other scientists were wrong (these pictures were poorly copied and with no insights into how this man determined that everyone else was wrong).
The book's title page should state a warning "This book is written by a creationist dentist from New Jersey!!"
November 17, 2010
Starts out very thrilling, action, adventure (and true) then gets highly intellectual. Outstanding information if you stick with it.
March 31, 2015
Some very technical chapters, but some incredible food for thought. Thanks for doing the research!
July 14, 2013
The mainstream narrative of evolutionary science is that man developed slowly, progressively, linearly—over hundreds of thousands of years, ever advancing in health, intelligence, life expectancy, etc. Thus, compared to the advanced modern specimens, Neanderthal man had a shorter life span, a more primitive mind and body, and a lower capacity for culture and civilization. He was altogether inferior to modern man.
In the late 70s and 80s, Dr. Jack Cuozzo was granted unprecedented access to the world-famous Neanderthal skulls in a few European museums, where he took comprehensive scans using new x-ray technology developed by a fellow scientist. With the eye of an experienced dentist, Cuozzo began analyzing the physical evidence for ancient man. As a creationist and a Christian, Cuozzo was not committed to the ideological biases and philosophical blind spots that plague most of modern science. He began to notice indicators in the scientific record that appeared to conflict with the evolutionary paradigm. Many anthropologists and dental experts simply ignored pieces of evidence that contradicted mainstream thought—and in some cases, Cuozzo charges, they actually falsified data and bone layouts.
Ultimately Cuozzo argues that the mainstream narrative of the Neanderthal is wrong, and presents his own interpretation of the data that fits with his biblical worldview: namely, that the Genesis account of Babel explains the source of the global expansion of culture; that the developmental differences in Neanderthal skulls—jaws, teeth and forehead structure in particular—are better explained by the long but rapidly declining life spans from the Patriarchs to David described in the Old Testament.
It’s an absolutely fascinating argument, and Cuozzo spends a lot of time drilling into the data and explaining how evolutionists interpret it and describing why he arrives at different conclusions. Data-wise, much of it was above my head to follow—one almost has to be a dentist to grasp the esoteric details—yet his overall thesis is clear.
Around the time I finished this book, I encountered the following thoughts from G.K. Chesterton in his book, The Everlasting Man, and it fits the Neanderthal topic well, albeit from a slightly different angle:
Much of evolutionary science rests on (often loose) interpretations of data, and which are built on other (often philosophical) assumptions. Scientists twist themselves into knots trying to reason (sometimes rationalize) their way to conclusions consistent with their paradigm. This is not wrong, per se; it’s a necessary part of any system of thought. The trick is to get the evolutionists to actually recognize that their most basic assumptions are just that—assumptions—and that they are philosophical ones.
You and I might be looking at the same deck of cards, but if I’m playing Spades and you’re playing Poker, Occam’s Razor looks completely reasonable to me and utterly absurd to you, and vice versa.
In the late 70s and 80s, Dr. Jack Cuozzo was granted unprecedented access to the world-famous Neanderthal skulls in a few European museums, where he took comprehensive scans using new x-ray technology developed by a fellow scientist. With the eye of an experienced dentist, Cuozzo began analyzing the physical evidence for ancient man. As a creationist and a Christian, Cuozzo was not committed to the ideological biases and philosophical blind spots that plague most of modern science. He began to notice indicators in the scientific record that appeared to conflict with the evolutionary paradigm. Many anthropologists and dental experts simply ignored pieces of evidence that contradicted mainstream thought—and in some cases, Cuozzo charges, they actually falsified data and bone layouts.
Ultimately Cuozzo argues that the mainstream narrative of the Neanderthal is wrong, and presents his own interpretation of the data that fits with his biblical worldview: namely, that the Genesis account of Babel explains the source of the global expansion of culture; that the developmental differences in Neanderthal skulls—jaws, teeth and forehead structure in particular—are better explained by the long but rapidly declining life spans from the Patriarchs to David described in the Old Testament.
It’s an absolutely fascinating argument, and Cuozzo spends a lot of time drilling into the data and explaining how evolutionists interpret it and describing why he arrives at different conclusions. Data-wise, much of it was above my head to follow—one almost has to be a dentist to grasp the esoteric details—yet his overall thesis is clear.
Around the time I finished this book, I encountered the following thoughts from G.K. Chesterton in his book, The Everlasting Man, and it fits the Neanderthal topic well, albeit from a slightly different angle:
When novelists and educationists and psychologists of all sorts talk about the cave-man, they never conceive him in connection with anything that is really in the cave. When the realist of the sex novel writes, 'Red sparks danced in Dagmar Doubledick's brain; he felt the spirit of the cave-man rising within him,' the novelist's readers would be very much disappointed if Dagmar only went off and drew large pictures of cows on the drawing-room wall. When the psycho-analyst writes to a patient, 'The submerged instincts of the cave-man are doubtless prompting you to gratify a violent impulse, 'he does not refer to the impulse to paint in water-colours; or to make conscientious studies of how cattle swing their heads when they graze. Yet we do know for a fact that the cave man did these mild and innocent things; and we have not the most minute speck of evidence that he did any of the violent and ferocious things. In other words the cave-man as commonly presented to us is simply a myth or rather a muddle; for a myth has at least an imaginative outline of truth. The whole of the current way of talking is simply a confusion and a misunderstanding, founded on no sort of scientific evidence and valued only as an excuse for a very modern mood of anarchy. If any gentleman wants to knock a woman about, he can surely be a cad without taking away the character of the cave-man, about whom we know next to nothing except what we can gather from a few harmless and pleasing pictures on a wall.
Much of evolutionary science rests on (often loose) interpretations of data, and which are built on other (often philosophical) assumptions. Scientists twist themselves into knots trying to reason (sometimes rationalize) their way to conclusions consistent with their paradigm. This is not wrong, per se; it’s a necessary part of any system of thought. The trick is to get the evolutionists to actually recognize that their most basic assumptions are just that—assumptions—and that they are philosophical ones.
You and I might be looking at the same deck of cards, but if I’m playing Spades and you’re playing Poker, Occam’s Razor looks completely reasonable to me and utterly absurd to you, and vice versa.
February 21, 2022
This was an excellent book, if you are into the study of "evolution." An excellent book that delves into the Neanderthal man. Many fallacious ideas have been pushed forth over the years. This study by Dr. Cuozzo shows that the Neanderthal man is just an old man with many of the same problems we all have with old age...arthritis, acromegalia, etc. Purposefully filed teeth to make them look sharper than they actually were. Purposefully misplaced mandible joints; thereby, forcing the facial structures to be pushed forward in order to make the subject skull to look more ape-like. And other things as well. A very interesting book , if you are into this sort of thing!
February 12, 2018
A very good read, this books sheds a little more light on Neanderthal man. When this book was published, the scientific community had held the paradigm that Neanderthal man was a sub-species of "superior" Homo-Sapiens. Today, it is universally recognized that a large population of humans of European descent harbor small percentages of Neanderthal DNA.
Dr. Cuozzo exposed the mindset of the mainstream paleontologists at the time, who held that Neaderthals were the archetypical cave-men; brutish, low-browed, unintelligent, incapable of higher communication; speaking only in whistles and grunts, while Homo-Sapiens (Wise Man) evolved to higher levels of culture and technology.
Dr. Cuozzo posits that Neanderthals had hyoid bones, were indeed capable of speech, their brain cases were much larger than ours; indicating larger brains and, possibly, a higher intelligence. If their jaws were properly located in their skull's mandible sockets, they didn't look "apeish", but much like us today.
Cuozzo points out that many of the Neaderthal remains showed disease, vitamin deficiencies, and Acromeglay; an over production of the human growth hormone that occurs in people of advanced age, exhibiting the thickening of the skull's brow ridge, giving the impression of a low, sloped forehead and an "apeish" appearance. Apart from the nefarious and malevolent elements of phone-tapping, discreet surveillance and car chases through the streets of Paris, Dr. Cuozzo presents a fresh, enlightening point of view of post-flood early man, their environment and living conditions, and a strong antithesis to evolution theory.
Dr. Cuozzo exposed the mindset of the mainstream paleontologists at the time, who held that Neaderthals were the archetypical cave-men; brutish, low-browed, unintelligent, incapable of higher communication; speaking only in whistles and grunts, while Homo-Sapiens (Wise Man) evolved to higher levels of culture and technology.
Dr. Cuozzo posits that Neanderthals had hyoid bones, were indeed capable of speech, their brain cases were much larger than ours; indicating larger brains and, possibly, a higher intelligence. If their jaws were properly located in their skull's mandible sockets, they didn't look "apeish", but much like us today.
Cuozzo points out that many of the Neaderthal remains showed disease, vitamin deficiencies, and Acromeglay; an over production of the human growth hormone that occurs in people of advanced age, exhibiting the thickening of the skull's brow ridge, giving the impression of a low, sloped forehead and an "apeish" appearance. Apart from the nefarious and malevolent elements of phone-tapping, discreet surveillance and car chases through the streets of Paris, Dr. Cuozzo presents a fresh, enlightening point of view of post-flood early man, their environment and living conditions, and a strong antithesis to evolution theory.
December 24, 2012
Fascinating book - fascinating information.
January 11, 2015
Fascinating original research.
February 5, 2016
ABSOLUTELY ASTONISHING! Every single person needs to read this book, especially those who think Darwinism is real. This book will knock your socks off!
September 22, 2018
Fascinating and detailed look at Neanderthal Man. The author mostly focuses on the skulls and tooth development, compared with modern (late 20th century) humans. While some parts might be a little too technical for non-scientists (for example, I couldn't quite figure out what exactly figures 26 to 29 were showing), the author does an excellent job arguing that Neanderthals simply developed more slowly than modern humans.
The author also documents how the evolutionists attempt to "force fit" the Neanderthal remains to fit their theories; chapters 28 and 29 cover this very well. For example, the official reconstruction of the Le Mousticer skull looks ape-like, but this was done by moving the lower jaw over an inch out of its socket.
The author also documents how the evolutionists attempt to "force fit" the Neanderthal remains to fit their theories; chapters 28 and 29 cover this very well. For example, the official reconstruction of the Le Mousticer skull looks ape-like, but this was done by moving the lower jaw over an inch out of its socket.
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September 8, 2019
Thrilling Read.'
Starts out easy becomes very technical and challenging but one of my best reads this year.Neanderthals whats not to love.
Starts out easy becomes very technical and challenging but one of my best reads this year.Neanderthals whats not to love.
January 3, 2025
This book started out with a high-speed chase which was totally unexpected, and if those stories are true, then whoa. I wasn't sure what I was going to get out of this book, but it was interesting. Author presents information, theories, and personal stories that I find compelling, but it's not written very well and I did a lot of skimming toward the end. I think it's worth a read if you're interested in Creation Science, which I am.
January 3, 2025
This book started out with a high-speed chase which was totally unexpected, and if those stories are true, then whoa. I wasn't sure what I was going to get out of this book, but it was interesting. Author presents information, theories, and personal stories that I find compelling, but it's not written very well and I did a lot of skimming toward the end. I think it's worth a read if you're interested in Creation Science, which I am.
February 28, 2024
Started reading this book during quarantine in 2020. Finished it about 2 years later LOL. There were so many facts packed into this book that I could only read about 15-20 mins at a time before I had to step away and think on it. I felt quite enlightened after reading through this book!
June 15, 2022
Well, I finished it. The narrative was very interesting; but the technical part was very off-putting.
March 15, 2021
This is my second reading of this book. I still find it both interesting and informative; the truth of the evidence as well as the games evolutionist play to support the lie.
To use Cuozzo’s own words: “If their presuppositions rule out the supernatural, that is that. There is no more. This is spiritual blindness bolstered materialistic presuppositions. (p. 199) ... What is stunting science now is the prohibition of a freedom of expression into research that is Bible-based. ... This is the dichotomy of our time - scientist who claim to be liberal restricting the freedom of their opposition. (p. 269)”
To use Cuozzo’s own words: “If their presuppositions rule out the supernatural, that is that. There is no more. This is spiritual blindness bolstered materialistic presuppositions. (p. 199) ... What is stunting science now is the prohibition of a freedom of expression into research that is Bible-based. ... This is the dichotomy of our time - scientist who claim to be liberal restricting the freedom of their opposition. (p. 269)”
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April 15, 2015loved it! very thought provoking
August 4, 2013
I never could quite finish this book and likely will not do so anytime soon.
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