Dance of the Tiger

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Dance of the Tiger is a short novel published in 1980 written by palaeontologist Björn Kurtén that deals with the interaction between Neanderthals and Cro-Magnons. The novel follows a Cro-Magnon named Tiger as he tries to defeat Shelk, a hybrid (Neanderthal-Cro-Magnon), the man who killed his father.

The novel is best-known for its plausibility and accuracy. Kurtén's emphasis on the bleached white skin of the Neanderthals and the darker skin of the Cro-Magnons is probably accurate and stands in stark contrast to the corresponding representations in Jean M. Auel's Earth's Children series.

Kurtén also emphasizes the possibility of Neanderthal extinction through inter-breeding rather than through violence.

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