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Abauntz cave

Cave in Navarre, Spain

Archaeology & Origins · First Neanderthal remains found in Navarre fill gap in western Pyrenees

An international team has identified the first Neanderthal remains in the Spanish region of Navarre, six bone fragments from Abauntz cave that belonged to a male who lived about 46,000 years ago. The discovery, announced on 19 October, fills a gap in the archaeological record of the western Pyrenees.