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Kleine Feldhofer Grotte

Kleine Feldhofer Grotte Kleine Feldhofer Grotte - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Kleine Feldhofer Grotte was a karstic limestone cave and a paleoanthropologic site in the Neander Valley in western Germany. In August 1856, the Neanderthal type specimen was unearthed from the cave. Miners uncovered a skull cap and a number of skeletal bones to be labeled Neanderthal. The bones belong to at least three distinct individuals. Read more on Wikipedia

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