Iraq

Shanidar Cave

A cave that changed the question In the Bradost Mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan, Shanidar Cave holds an archaeological record that has repeatedly changed how researchers describe Neanderthal lives. Ralph Solecki's excavations in the 1950s revealed a cluster of remains. Injuries, burials, pollen and later human use of the cave all became parts of the discussion. The cave is more than the setting for one famous skeleton: it is a place where old discoveries are being…...