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Shanidar Cave (Kurdish: ئەشکەوتی شانەدەر, romanized: Eşkewtî Şaneder, [1] [2] Arabic: كَهَف شانِدَر [3]) is an archaeological site on Bradost Mountain, within the Zagros Mountains in the Erbil Governorate of Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq. [4]
Neanderthals living further to the east, such as those found in present-day Uzbekistan [2] [3] and Asian Russia [4] [5] are known as Central and North Asian Neanderthals. As of 2013 [update] , although many more Neanderthal remains have been discovered in Southwest Asia than in North Asia, where genetic studies have succeeded, [ 6 ] no attempt ...
2.6 Iraq. 2.7 Uzbekistan. 2.8 Russia. 2.9 ... This is a list of archeological sites where remains or tools of Neanderthals were found. Europe. Belgium. Schmerling ...
A Neanderthal skeleton unearthed in an Iraqi cave already famous for fossils of these extinct cousins of our species is providing fresh evidence that they buried their dead - and intriguing clues ...
Shanidar Z is the first Neanderthal found in the cave in more than 50 years, Pomeroy said, but the site could still yield more discoveries. During the filming of the documentary in 2022, Pomeroy ...
Neanderthals also consumed a variety of plants and mushrooms across their range. [97] [98] They possibly employed a wide range of cooking techniques, such as roasting, [99] smoking, [100] and curing. [101] Neanderthals competed with several large carnivores, but also seem to have hunted them down, namely cave lions, wolves, and cave bears. [102]
The new research estimates an average date for Neanderthal-Homo sapiens interbreeding of about 47,000 years ago, compared to previous estimates that ranged from 54,000 to 41,000 years ago.
The Neanderthal's Necklace: In Search of the First Thinkers. New York: Four Walls Eight Windows. ISBN 978-0786740734. Gooch, Stan (2008). The Neanderthal Legacy: Reawakening Our Genetic and Cultural Origins. Rochester, Vermont: Inner Traditions. ISBN 978-1594777424. Muller, Stephanie Muller; Shrenk, Friedemann (2008). The Neanderthals. New York ...