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Early Neanderthal constructions deep in Bruniquel Cave in southwestern France

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  • Jacques Jaubert

    (PACEA, UMR 5199 CNRS-UB-MCC University of Bordeaux)

  • Sophie Verheyden

    (Earth & History of Life, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
    AMGC, Vrije Universiteit Brussel)

  • Dominique Genty

    (LSCE, UMR 8212 CNRS-CEA-UVSQ)

  • Michel Soulier

    (Société spéléologique et archéologique de Caussade)

  • Hai Cheng

    (Institute of Global Environmental Change, Xi’an Jiaotong University
    Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota)

  • Dominique Blamart

    (LSCE, UMR 8212 CNRS-CEA-UVSQ)

  • Christian Burlet

    (Earth & History of Life, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences)

  • Hubert Camus

    (Protée Expert Sas)

  • Serge Delaby

    (Faculté Polytechnique, University of Mons)

  • Damien Deldicque

    (Laboratoire de Géologie de l'École Normale Supérieure de Paris (ENS), UMR CNRS 8538)

  • R. Lawrence Edwards

    (Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota)

  • Catherine Ferrier

    (PACEA, UMR 5199 CNRS-UB-MCC University of Bordeaux)

  • François Lacrampe-Cuyaubère

    (Archéosphère
    Get in Situ)

  • François Lévêque

    (LIENSs, UMR 7266 CNRS-University of La Rochelle)

  • Frédéric Maksud

    (Ministry of Culture, Regional Archaeological Service of Midi-Pyrénées)

  • Pascal Mora

    (Archéostransfert, Archéovision, UMS 3657 SHS-3D)

  • Xavier Muth

    (Get in Situ)

  • Édouard Régnier

    (LSCE, UMR 8212 CNRS-CEA-UVSQ)

  • Jean-Noël Rouzaud

    (Laboratoire de Géologie de l'École Normale Supérieure de Paris (ENS), UMR CNRS 8538)

  • Frédéric Santos

    (PACEA, UMR 5199 CNRS-UB-MCC University of Bordeaux)

Abstract

Two ring-like structures made of low walls of broken stalagmite pieces, deep in a cave in France, are described and dated to around 176,000 years ago, suggesting human-made construction within the period of early Neanderthals, although the function of the structures remains conjectural.

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  • Jacques Jaubert & Sophie Verheyden & Dominique Genty & Michel Soulier & Hai Cheng & Dominique Blamart & Christian Burlet & Hubert Camus & Serge Delaby & Damien Deldicque & R. Lawrence Edwards & Cather, 2016. "Early Neanderthal constructions deep in Bruniquel Cave in southwestern France," Nature, Nature, vol. 534(7605), pages 111-114, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:534:y:2016:i:7605:d:10.1038_nature18291
    DOI: 10.1038/nature18291
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    1. Juan Francisco Reinoso-Gordo & Deborah Barsky & Alexia Serrano-Ramos & José Antonio Solano-García & Carlos Alberto León-Robles & Carmen Luzón-González & Stefania Titton & Juan Manuel Jiménez-Arenas, 2020. "Walking among Mammoths. Remote Sensing and Virtual Reality Supporting the Study and Dissemination of Pleistocene Archaeological Sites: The Case of Fuente Nueva 3 in Orce, Spain," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(11), pages 1-19, June.
    2. Enrique Baquedano & Juan L. Arsuaga & Alfredo Pérez-González & César Laplana & Belén Márquez & Rosa Huguet & Sandra Gómez-Soler & Lucía Villaescusa & M. Ángeles Galindo-Pellicena & Laura Rodríguez & R, 2023. "A symbolic Neanderthal accumulation of large herbivore crania," Nature Human Behaviour, Nature, vol. 7(3), pages 342-352, March.

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