[Rockhounds] Neanderthal "flower burial" at Shanidar Cave Re-evlaute

[Paul]

A "flower burial" unearthed in 1960 reshaped the study of

Neanderthals. A new discovery calls it into question

By Kate Golembiewski, CNN, September 6, 2023

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/06/world/neanderthal-burial-flower-pollen-scn/index.html

The open access paper is:

Pomeroy, E., Bennett, P., Hunt, C.O., Reynolds, T., Farr, L.,

Frouin, M., Holman, J., Lane, R., French, C. and Barker, G.,

2020. New Neanderthal remains associated with the "flower

burial" at Shanidar Cave. Antiquity, 94(373), pp.11-26.

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/new-neanderthal-remains-associated-with-the-flower-burial-at-shanidar-cave/E7E94F650FF5488680829048FA72E32A

Yours,

Paul H.