Shanidar Cave Neanderthals

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Neanderthal population
gptkbp:age 35,000 to 65,000 years ago
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Homo_neanderthalensis
gptkb:Neanderthals
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Ralph_Solecki
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1957
gptkbp:evidence burial practices
care for injured individuals
possible use of flowers in burials
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:Ralph_Solecki
1950s
2010s
Cambridge University team
gptkbp:fossil skeletal remains
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Shanidar_Cave
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shanidar Cave Neanderthals
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Zagros_Mountains
gptkb:Iraqi_Kurdistan
gptkbp:notableFinds Shanidar 4 (flower burial)
Shanidar Z (recent discovery)
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Shanidar_1
gptkb:Shanidar_3
gptkb:Shanidar_4
Shanidar Z
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees at least 10
gptkbp:period gptkb:Middle_Paleolithic
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:Natural_History_Museum,_London
gptkb:Iraq_Museum
gptkbp:significance debate over symbolic burial
evidence of Neanderthal compassion
insight into Neanderthal social behavior
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Shanidar_6
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6