Rebecca Wragg Sykes on Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art
b'(12/14/20)Since their discovery more than 160 years ago, Neanderthals have only gained importance in most anthropologists\\u2019 perception of early humans. In her new book Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art, Dr. Rebecca Wragg Sykes shoves aside clich\\xe9s of rag-clad brutes in an icy wasteland to reveal curious, clever connoisseurs of the world in their time, technologically inventive and ecologically adaptable. Join us for a reconsideration of 300,000 years of humankind in this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI.'