: The author uses the archaeological setting to explore whether violence is an inherent part of human evolution or a learned behavior.
: The book features real locations and scientific data about hominids, blending them with a fictional "whodunit". La Huella Del Mal Manuel Rios San Martin epub
During a routine school visit to the archaeological site in Burgos, a fourteen-year-old student discovers that a supposedly prehistoric body in a Neanderthal burial replica is actually a recently deceased young woman, Eva Santos . The body is posed in a macabre ritual position, echoing an unsolved murder from six years prior in Asturias. : The author uses the archaeological setting to
(2019) is a gripping Spanish thriller written by screenwriter and director Manuel Ríos San Martín . Set against the backdrop of the UNESCO World Heritage archaeological site of Atapuerca , the novel blends police procedural elements with deep philosophical reflections on the prehistoric origins of human violence. Plot Summary The body is posed in a macabre ritual