Most recent Neanderhals

aura (aurawww@www.sli.unimelb.edu.au)
Thu, 15 Aug 1996 03:03:15 +1100

Timo Niroma wrote:
>
> In article <DvwBIz.CI2@ridgecrest.ca.us>, Bob Keeter
> <b_keeter@owens.ridgecrest.ca.is> says:
> >
> >jimf@vangelis.co.symbios.com (Jim Foley) wrote:
> >>
> >>I thought I had read about some Neandertal fossils from Croatia which
> >>had recently been dated at around 30,000 years or even less, but I
> can't
> >>find any references to it now. Does anyone know which fossils I might
> >>be thinking of, or have any references?
> >>
> >
> >Was this Croatia, or Spain? I had heard of some very recent <35k yrs
> old
> >Neanderthal remains, but I thought that they were located near Gibraltar
> in
> >Spain.
> >
> >Regards
> >bk
> >
> >
> Near Gibraltar, yes.
>
> Age 33k years.
>
> Timo
>
>
> Late Neanderthal remains were recently found in both Croatia
> and Spain. The Croatian finds are about 33k years old and
> from Vindija Cave. Consult page 92 of The Artefact, Volume
> 18, 1996.
> Robert Bednarik
>