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The Shanidar Cave Neanderthals

Origin Stories by Meredith Johnson

Apr 29, 202533:46Science & Medicine

Shanidar Cave is a unique archaeological site in Kurdistan where scientists found the remains of 10 Neanderthal men, women, and children. Some of these individuals had survived serious injuries, and one seemed to have be...

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The Shanidar Cave Neanderthals is an episode from Origin Stories by Meredith Johnson. Shanidar Cave is a unique archaeological site in Kurdistan where scientists found the remains of 10 Neanderthal men, women, and children. Some of these in...

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