On the left is Homo Sapiens Sapiens (that's us humans) and on the right is Homo Sapiens Neanderthalensis. On a recent visit to the Boston Museum of Science, I photographed these bones. Over the following twenty-two years, she published three more novels in the series: The Valley of the Horses (1982), The Mammoth Hunters (1985), and The Plains of Passage (1990). Finally, in 1978, she found a publisher willing to devote the time and resources to publishing the series. She rewrote The Clan of the Cave Bear four times. In the mid-1970s, Auel began revising her mammoth manuscript. As Auel asserts, "the story lead to research, the research fired my imagination, and the wealth of material made me decide to write a novel." The original manuscript was almost one half-million words long and was rejected by several publishers. In fact, The Clan of the Cave Bear started as a short story exploring Auel's interest in Paleolithic humans. It was not until after she had raised five children that she began to write poetry and fiction. She moved to Oregon and attended Portland State University, receiving her M.A. AUTHOR – Jean Auel was born in Chicago on February 18, 1936.
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