9/19/2023 0 Comments Human heads on display in france![]() ![]() A second round of processing then took place, possibly related to the removal of the brain. ![]() The scarcity of post-cranial elements, teeth, mandibles and maxillae, along with evidence of anthropogenic modification of the crania (cut and percussion marks), indicates that the carcasses of the corresponding animals were initially processed outside the cave, and the crania were later brought inside. Alongside evidence of Mousterian lithic industry, Level 3 of the cave infill was found to contain an assemblage of mammalian bone remains dominated by the crania of large ungulates, some associated with small hearths. This work examines the possible behaviour of Neanderthal groups at the Cueva Des-Cubierta (central Spain) via the analysis of the latter’s archaeological assemblage. Nature Human Behaviour volume 7, pages 342–352 ( 2023) Cite this article A symbolic Neanderthal accumulation of large herbivore crania ![]()
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