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1472937473

Kindred : Neanderthal life, love, death and art.

Author: Wragg Sykes, Rebecca.

Publication year: 2021

Language: English

Media class: Paperback

Classification: 569.986

Publisher: London : Bloomsbury Sigma, 2021.

ISBN: 9781472937476 (pbk.) : £10.99

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Originally published: 2020.

Our perception of the Neanderthals has undergone a metamorphosis since their discovery 150 years ago, from the losers of the human family tree to A-list hominins. Spanning scientific curiosity and popular cultural fascination means that there is a wealth of coverage in the media and beyond - but do we get the whole story? The reality of 21st century Neanderthals is complex and fascinating, yet remains virtually unknown and inaccessible outside the scientific literature. In 'Kindred', Neanderthal expert Becky Wragg Sykes shoves aside the cliche of the rag-clad brute in an icy wasteland, and reveals the Neanderthal you don't know, who lived across vast and diverse tracts of Eurasia and survived through hundreds of thousands of years of massive climate change.