Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art

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Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art
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Author Rebecca Wragg Sykes
LanguageEnglish
Subject Neanderthals
PublisherBloomsbury Sigma
Publication date
October 27, 2020
Pages400
ISBN 978-1-4729-3749-0

Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art is a 2020 book by Rebecca Wragg Sykes that examines Neanderthals. The book has three "positive" reviews and eight "rave" reviews according to review aggregator Book Marks. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [ excessive citations ]

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  11. "KINDRED | Kirkus Reviews".
  12. "Nonfiction Book Review: Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art by Rebecca Wragg Sykes. Bloomsbury Sigma, $28 (400p) ISBN 978-1-4729-3749-0".
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