Shanidar Z's skull — thought to be the best preserved Neanderthal find this century — 'was as flat as a pizza,' experts said.
A British team of archaeologists on Thursday revealed the reconstructed face of a 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman, as researchers reappraise the perception of the species as brutish and unsophisticated. Named Shanidar Z after the cave in Iraqi Kurdistan where her skull was found in 2018, the latest discovery has led experts to probe the mystery of the forty-something Neanderthal woman laid to rest in a sleeping position beneath a huge vertical stone marker.
Latest research by team member Professor Chris Hunt of John Moores now suggests the pollen that gave rise to Solecki's contentious 'flower burial' theory might in fact have come from bees burrowing into the cave floor.But Hunt said there was still evidence -- such as the remains of a partially paralyzed Neanderthal found by Solecki -- that the species were more empathetic than previously thought.
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