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Shanidar Cave Neanderthals
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/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