Guattari Cave (Monte Circeo)
Coastal cave in Lazio where a Neanderthal skull was found in 1939. Recent digs raised the count to nine individuals. What broke the bones is still argued over.
Dated events and their evidence
- 98,000 BCE mainstream
Oldest Neanderthal individual from the cave, about 100,000 years ago source - 66,000 BCE mainstream
Eight further Neanderthals from layers dated 68,000 to 50,000 years ago source - 55,000 BCE disputed
Contested taphonomy: the damaged skull was long read as cannibalism, but is now widely attributed to hyenas denning in the cave source
Where
41.2313° N, 13.0932° E
Sources
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