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According to an October 17 news release from the Natural Environment Research Council, researchers have discovered a record of Neanderthal archaeology that was believed to be long lost through excavation over a century ago.
The team of archaeologists discovered the site when they were completing fieldwork to stabilize and investigate part of the La Cotte de St. Brelade cave, located on Jersey’s southeastern shore. The site is significant because it has a large component that contains sediments dating back to the last Ice Age, preserving over 250,000 years of climate change and archaeological evidence.
The archaeological site has produced more Neanderthal stone tools than the entirety of the rest of the British Isles put together, and contains the only known late Neanderthal remains from northwestern Europe. This treasure trove of information offers archaeologists a key record of Neanderthal behavior.
Read more: http://www.sciencerecorder.com/news...-home-of-the-last-neanderthals/#ixzz2i1kqBTsI
The team of archaeologists discovered the site when they were completing fieldwork to stabilize and investigate part of the La Cotte de St. Brelade cave, located on Jersey’s southeastern shore. The site is significant because it has a large component that contains sediments dating back to the last Ice Age, preserving over 250,000 years of climate change and archaeological evidence.
The archaeological site has produced more Neanderthal stone tools than the entirety of the rest of the British Isles put together, and contains the only known late Neanderthal remains from northwestern Europe. This treasure trove of information offers archaeologists a key record of Neanderthal behavior.
Read more: http://www.sciencerecorder.com/news...-home-of-the-last-neanderthals/#ixzz2i1kqBTsI
