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Human remains found in cave in southern Poland belonged to Neanderthals

Scientists have confirmed that human remains discovered in Stajnia Cave in southern Poland belonged to Neanderthals who lived in the region between 92,000 and 119,000 years ago, according to new research.

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    Archaeologists return to Zwoleń to examine Neanderthal remains

    Archaeologists working in Zwoleń (Masovian Voivodeship) have found animal bones and flint tools from Neanderthal times. They completed the first stage of work at the site, to which scientists returned 30 years after the previous research project.

  • Illustrative photo, arch. Leipzig (Germany), 20.07.2006 r. PAP/EPA/Waltraud Grubitzsch
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    Oldest Neanderthal remains in Central Europe found in Poland

    Poland is home to the oldest remains of Neanderthals in Central Europe, new research shows.

  • Archaeologists discovered a flintstone workshop of Neanderthals in the southern Poland; it is approx. 60,000 years old

    Researchers discovered a flint workshop of Neanderthals in Pietraszyno (Silesia). According to scientists, it is the first such large workshop in Central Europe that was not located in a cave. So far, researchers have counted 17,000 stone products created 60 thousand years ago.

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