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| Author | Rebecca Wragg Sykes |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Neanderthals |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Sigma |
Publication date | October 27, 2020 |
| Pages | 400 |
| ISBN | 978-1-4729-3749-0 |
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