Why Is La Ferrassie Man A Unique And Famous Neanderthal?

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists have unearthed the remains of hundreds of Neanderthals, but until this day, no one is as unique and famous as the La Ferrassie Man (LF1).

The skull of La Ferrassie 1 on display at Wollaton Hall in Nottingham, UK. Credit: Mike Peel – CC BY-SA 4.0

The Neanderthal was discovered at the La Ferrassie rock shelter in the Dordogne Valley, France in 1909. At the site were also the remains of an adult woman and several Neanderthal children. How and why all these individuals ended up in the cave has long intrigued scientists, but it seems it is a case of intentional burial. The rock shelter was repeatedly occupied by Neanderthals during millennia.

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