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Georgina Jedikovska

UNESCO World Heritage Site Revealed As One Of Oldest Neanderthal Archaeological Locations

Picture shows Equus molar teeth found at the Galeria de las Estatuas site, in Atapuerca, Spain, undated. The dating of fossil teeth shows it could be one of the oldest Neanderthal sites in Spain.  (CENIEH/Zenger)

An archaeological site listed as a UNESCO World Heritage could be one of the oldest Neanderthal excavation sites in Spain with a new study saying it could date back 115,000 years.

Spain’s National Center for Research on Human Evolution–CENIEH–geochronologist Davinia Moreno said that the area dates back to between 70,000 and 115,000 years ago–making it one of the oldest ones on the Iberian Peninsula.

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