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SUMMARY:New Neanderthal discoveries at Shanidar Cave\, Iraqi Kurdistan - D
 r Emma Pomeroy\, University of Cambridge
DTSTART:20201119T160000Z
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CONTACT:Lydia Clough
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Shanidar Cave is an iconic site in Palaeolithic rese
 arch thanks to the discoveries of the remains of ten Neanderthal men\, wom
 en and children by Ralph Solecki and his team between 1951 and 1960. Shani
 dar 1's extensive injuries during his life have been central to discussion
 s of Neanderthal compassion and care\, while the famous 'flower burial' (S
 hanidar 4\, whose body was surrounded by pollen clumps)\, has been a hotly
 -contested example of Neanderthal funerary behaviour for decades. New exca
 vations at Shanidar Cave\, led by Professor Graeme Barker since 2015 in co
 llaboration with the Kurdish Regional Government's Department of Antiquiti
 es\, set out to enhance our understanding of the lives of the Shanidar Cav
 e Neanderthals and the modern humans who succeeded them using cutting-edge
  archaeological techniques. The discovery of new Neanderthal remains from 
 Shanidar 5 and another individual\, currently known as Shanidar Z\, was un
 expected but offers an exceptionally rare opportunity to reconsider and te
 st ideas about Neanderthals' morphology and behaviour. In addition\, the r
 ecent availability of Ralph Solecki's extensive excavation archives throug
 h the Smithsonian Institution's National Anthropological Archive is provid
 ing greater context to Solecki's original discoveries and new perspectives
  on the remains he uncovered. In this seminar\, I will discuss the new ins
 ights into Neanderthal behaviour and biology emerging from the analyses of
  the new Shanidar Cave finds and Solecki's archive\, and their implication
 s for understanding our enigmatic evolutionary relatives.\n\nPlease join u
 s on Zoom for this presentation.  \n\nPlease register via the following li
 nk: \n\nhttps://cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMqce6hrjIuHtGXyz9huhi
 lZqHat4AF8AaN  \n\n
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