The discovery reaffirms the Kurdistan Region’s historical significance as an ancient hub of human settlement, with many ...

Researchers at the Department of Paleobiology, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales in Madrid report that analysis of a Neanderthal ribcage from a cave in Iraq exhibits a "bell-shaped" thorax ...

Decades ago, Neanderthal burials at Shanidar Cave in Iraq first sparked debate about whether the hominins intentionally buried their dead when researchers discovered nine sets of remains at the site.

Researchers previously linked pollen from a famous Neanderthal “flower burial” at Shanidar Cave in Iraq to yarrow and chamomile—plants that act as mild sedatives. That particular interment ...

One Neanderthal man buried in Shanidar Cave in what’s now Iraq was deaf and had a paralyzed arm and head trauma that probably rendered him partially blind, yet he lived a long time, according to ...

BBC Studios / Jamie Simonds Researchers discovered Shanidar Z’s remains in the Shanidar cave in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. They used a glue-like substance to help solidify the bones ...

Their remains were first discovered in Shanidar Cave in the Zagros Mountains by American anthropologist Ralph Solecki in the 1950s. “We are hoping to find out the kind of foods she used to eat ...

Shanidar Z' named for the cave in Iraq where she was found amid a cluster of bodies that suggests funerary practices and maybe even flowers You can save this article by registering for free here.

The Neanderthal woman has been named Shanidar Z after the Iraqi Kurdistan cave where the skull was found in 2018. Researchers said the recreation of Shanidar Z adds evidence on how humans and ...