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Franco-German Relations & Neanderthals

50 years ago the French and Germans signed the Élysée Treaty, which  ended centuries of hostile rivalry between the two nations, ushering in a new era of cooperation and friendship.
 
Host Ben Kieffer discuss Franco-German relations in the 21st Century with French Ambassador to the United States François M. Delattre and German Ambassador to the United States Peter Ammon. Then, Robert Franciscus, professor of anthropology at the UI, explains new findings hinting that Neanderthals did not co-exist with humans as previously thought.

Ben Kieffer is the host of IPR's River to River