"Kindred is important reading not just for anyone interested in these ancient cousins of ours
but also for anyone interested in humanity."-- The New York Times Book Review "[A] bold and
magnificent attempt to resurrect our Neanderthal kin."-- The Wall Street Journal In Kindred
Neanderthal expert Rebecca Wragg Sykes shoves aside the cliché of the shivering ragged figure
in an icy wasteland and reveals the Neanderthal you don't know our ancestor who lived across
vast and diverse tracts of Eurasia and survived through hundreds of thousands of years of
massive climate change. This book sheds new light on where they lived what they ate and the
increasingly complex Neanderthal culture that researchers have discovered. Since their
discovery 150 years ago Neanderthals have gone from the losers of the human family tree to
A-list hominins. Our perception of the Neanderthal has changed dramatically but despite
growing scientific curiosity popular culture fascination and a wealth of coverage in the
media and beyond are we getting the whole story? The reality of 21st century Neanderthals is
complex and fascinating yet remains virtually unknown and inaccessible outside the scientific
literature. Based on the author's first-hand experience at the cutting-edge of Palaeolithic
research and theory this easy-to-read but information-rich book lays out the first full
picture we have of the Neanderthals from amazing new discoveries changing our view of them
forever to the more enduring mysteries of how they lived and died and the biggest question of
them all: their relationship with modern humans.
