A skeleton found in the Cave of Shanidar, in Iraqi Kurdistan, provides new clues about the social behavior of Neanderthals and their ability to care for members of their community who needed help. The remains, identified as Shanidar A, belonged to a man who died approximately 75...
In today's Kurdistan lies one of the most important archaeological sites for early humans: the Shanidar Cave. Time and again it brings new insights. Now: a perforated shoulder blade and a split tooth.
A skeleton found in the Cave of Shanidar, in Iraqi Kurdistan, provides new clues about the social behavior of Neanderthals and their ability to care for members of their community who needed help. The remains, identified as Shanidar A, belonged to a man who died approximately 75...