Kindred does for Neanderthals what Sapiens did for us, revealing a deeper, more nuanced story where humanity itself is our ancient, shared inheritance. Planning, co-operation, altruism, craftsmanship, aesthetic sense, imagination, perhaps even a desire for transcendence beyond mortality. Much of what defines us was also in Neanderthals, and their DNA is still inside us. Join one million Future fans by liking us on. Above all, they were successful survivors for more than 300,000 years, during times of massive climatic upheaval. Rebecca Wragg Sykes is paleolithic archaeologist and author of the award-winning and author of Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art. She reveals them to be curious, clever connoisseurs of their world, technologically inventive and ecologically adaptable. Since their discovery over 160 years ago, theyve metamorphosed from the losers. Since their discovery more than 160 years ago, Neanderthals have metamorphosed from the losers of the human family tree to A-list hominins.Rebecca Wragg Sykes uses her experience at the cutting-edge of Palaeolithic research to share our new understanding of Neanderthals, shoving aside cliches of rag-clad brutes in an icy wasteland. Request PDF Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art Kindred is the definitive guide to the Neanderthals.

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Kindred is the definitive guide to the Neanderthals. Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art 1st Edition is written by Rebecca Wragg Sykes and published by Bloomsbury Sigma. Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art. 'Important reading not just for anyone interested in these ancient cousins of ours, but also for anyone interested in humanity.' Yuval Noah Harari Beautiful, evocative, authoritative.' Professor Brian Cox

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