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- 1 What hominin species is found at El Sidron cave?
- 2 How many Neanderthals were found at El Sidron?
- 3 Did Neanderthals live in caves?
- 4 What did anthropologists discover at Shanidar Cave?
- 5 Which of the following is a region where Neandertal remains have been recovered?
- 6 What was found in the Denisova cave?
What hominin species is found at El Sidron cave?
Neanderthals
In 1994, human remains were found accidentally in the cave. They were initially suspected to be from the Spanish Civil War because Republican fighters used to hide there; however, later analysis shows that the remains actually belong to Neanderthals.
How many Neanderthals were found at El Sidron?
13 Neanderthals
El Sidrón is a karst cave located in the Asturias region of northern Spain, where the skeletal remains of a family group of 13 Neanderthals were discovered.
What does genetic analysis performed on Neandertal fossils from El Sidrón Spain suggest?
Abstract. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) was retrieved for the first time from a Neandertal from the Iberian Peninsula, excavated from the El Sidrón Cave (Asturias, North of Spain), and dated to ca. The sequence suggests that Iberian Neandertals were not genetically distinct from those of other regions.
Did Neanderthals live in caves?
Approximately 100,000 years ago, some Neanderthal humans dwelt in caves in Europe and western Asia. Caves there also were inhabited by some Cro-Magnons from about 35,000 years ago until approximately 8,000 BC. They made the earliest paint workshop now known, but apparently did not dwell in the caves.
What did anthropologists discover at Shanidar Cave?
Two clusters of human fossils discovered at the Shanidar cave between 1953 and 1960 provide information on the geographic range of Neanderthals and on their relationship to earlier archaic humans. The more-recent remains are those of three older adult males (Shanidar 1, 3, and 5).
Where is the Denisova cave?
Siberia
Denisova Cave
| Alternative name | Аю-Таш |
| Location | Soloneshensky District, Altai Krai |
| Region | Siberia, Russia |
| Coordinates | 51°23′51″N 84°40′34″ECoordinates: 51°23′51″N 84°40′34″E |
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Which of the following is a region where Neandertal remains have been recovered?
Most Neanderthal remains have been found across western Eurasia, whereas Denisovans have so far been discovered only in their eponymous Siberian cave.
What was found in the Denisova cave?
The cave has provided items of great paleoarchaeological and paleontological interest. Bone fragments of the Denisova hominin originate from the cave, including artifacts dated to around 40,000 BP. A 32,000-year-old prehistoric species of horse has also been found in the cave.