An articulated Neanderthal skeleton that was discovered during an excavation at the famous Shanidar Cave in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Claims that a small-brained hominin called Homo naledi buried its dead raise intriguing questions about ancient minds and why ...

He also wrote “Shanidar: The Humanity of Neanderthal Man” (1972) and, with his wife and fellow archaeologist, Rose L. Solecki, and Anagnostis P. Agelarakis, “The Proto-Neolithic Cemetery in ...

Ralph S. and Rose L. Solecki papers / Series 1: Shanidar Cave and Zawi Chemi Shanidar, Iraq / 1.7: Photographs and Slides / 35mm Slides Sponsor Funding for the partial processing of this collection ...

His other books include “Shanidar: The Humanity of Neanderthal Man” (1972) and “The Proto-Neolithic Cemetery in Shanidar Cave” (2004), the latter book written with his wife and fellow ...