Bones and ochre: the curious afterlife of the Red Lady of Paviland

pt. 1. William Buckland, an ancient British witch, and the question of human antiquity

William Buckland

Man among the cannibalistic hyenas?

The romance of the witch of Paviland

Buckland accused

Man as a crocodile superior?

The holy order of nature and society

Conclusion: The Red Lady is no fossil man

pt. 2. William Sollas, a Cro-Magnon man, and issues of human evolution

William Sollas

Ancient hunters and their modern representatives

The Red Lady is a Cro-Magnon man

Human evolution as a trunkless tree

The "evolutionary" versus the "historical" model

The moral authority of nature

Conclusion: Turbulent times for an "old lady"

pt. 3. An interdisciplinary team, an early Upper Paleolithic shaman, and a definitive report

The Paviland project and its results

There is magic at work

Visualizing Paviland Cave

The end of the Red Lady's story : a definitive report?

Conclusion: An unfinished life

Postscript

Appendix A: Archaeological and geological series

Appendix B: Schematized views of human evolution.