Neanderthal Remains Discovered in Italy
ROME, ITALY
The Guardianreports that the remains of nine Neanderthals, including seven adult males, a female, and a child, have been discovered in Grotta Guattari, a cave near central Italy’s western coastline that was sealed in prehistory by a collapse. One of the sets of remains has been dated to between 90,000 and 100,000 years old, while the rest have been dated to between 50,000 and 68,000 years old. Mario Rolfo of Tor Vergata University said most of them had been killed by hyenas and eaten in their den. “Neanderthals were prey for these animals,” he explained. “Hyenas hunted them, especially the most vulnerable, like sick or elderly individuals.” The bones of rhinoceroses, giant deer, horses, and hyenas were also recovered from the cave. Rolfo added that analysis of dental tartar indicates the Neanderthals ate a varied diet based on cereals. DNA studies of the well-preserved remains are being planned. For more on Neand
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Archeologists find the fossilized remains of nine Neanderthals who were prey eaten by fierce cave Hyenas. The fossil was discovered in the Guattari Cave, near Rome.
Fossilized remains of nine Neanderthals were discovered to be possibly slaughtered by predatory animals
The find of the nine Neanderthals was found by accident by scientists surveying the Neolithic Guattari Caves. These early humans were dated to have lived from 90,000 to 100,000 years ago, and other carbon-dated to exist approximately from 50,000 and 68,000 years ago, reported Smithsonian Mag.
During1939, scientists found a Neanderthal skull in the cave. According to the Associated Press translation of the Italian Ministry of Culture s statement, the recent discovery is one of the most significant places discovered in the history of Neanderthals.
The remains of nine Neanderthals were found in an Italian cave on the coast between the cities of Rome and Naples. The bones, which were found specifically in the Guattari Cave in the town of San Felice Circeo, were believed to have belonged to all male adults but one of the individuals may have been a youth.
According to the culture ministry, eight of the individuals date back between 50,000 and 68,000 years ago. The other one may possibly be as old as 90,000 or even 100,000 years.
Guattari Cave was discovered back in 1939 by workers. An ancient landslide sealed the cave which preserved everything that was left inside, including the Neanderthal remains. Recent research of the cave started in October of 2019 with paleontologist Albert Carlo Blanc finding the well-preserved skull of a Neanderthal male.
Grisly Lair in Italy Was Where Ancient Hyenas Feasted on Their Neanderthal Prey
SOPHIE ANKEL, BUSINESS INSIDER
10 MAY 2021
Archaeologists have discovered the fossilized remains of nine Neanderthals who were hunted and mauled to death by a pack of hyenas in a cave just outside Rome, the Italian Culture Ministry announced Saturday.
The fossilized bones, which included skullcaps and broken jawbones, were discovered in the Guattari Cave in San Felice Circeo in Italy s Lazio region. They are believed to have belonged to seven adult males, one female, and one young boy.
Scientists from the Archaeological Superintendency of Latina and the University of Tor Vergata in Rome believe the bones come from different time periods. The oldest remains dating from between 100,000 and 90,000 years ago. The other eight Neanderthals are believed to date from 50,000-68,000 years ago.
Extraordinary Fossils Of 9 Neanderthals Found In Cave Near Rome
One Italian official boasted the discovery will be the “talk of the world.”
Archeologists have unearthed fossils from nine Neanderthals in a cave outside Rome that an Italian official boasted will be the “talk of the world.”
The oldest remains date back some 100,000 years. Fossils of the other eight Neanderthals date to between 50,000 to 68,000 years ago, the Italian Culture Ministry announced Saturday.
#NEANDERTHAL / New discoveries in the Guattari Cave (Italy) place the Circeo area among the most important ones in the world about the knowledge of our ancestors: new research bring to light fossil finds which are attributable to 9 Neanderthal individuals. https://t.co/A3wGRwznEGpic.twitter.com/4iSJlVp0eH Ministero della cultura (@MiC Italia) May 8, 2021