Neanderthals

Connected Sites: 9

WHS where traces of occupation by Neanderthals have been found.

Connected Sites

  • Vézère Valley
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.54
    146
    12
    Le Moustier: "Known For A Complete Skeleton Of The Species Homo Neanderthalensis That Was Discovered In 1908" (Wiki)
    See En.Wikipedia.Org
  • Hawraman/Uramanat
    Inscribed: 2021
    2.07
    9
    1
    "Given The Fact That Human Fossils Of The Era Have Been Found In Bisotun And Shaeeder Caves, Inhabitants Of The Time Were Probably Neanderthal Men Who Have Become Extinct Since About Forty Thousand Years Ago." (Nomination File, P. 38)
  • Western Caucasus
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.33
    25
    3
    "The History Of The Human Occupation Of This Region Is Traced Back To The Early Stone Age. Archaeologists Have Found More Than 150 Neanderthal Sites" (Unep-Wcmc)
    See World-Heritage-Datasheets.Unep-Wcmc.Org
  • Mount Carmel Caves
    Inscribed: 2012
    2.23
    90
    5
    Ouv Crit Iii: "The Site Demonstrates The Unique Existence Of Both. Neanderthals And Early Anatomically Modern Humans (Eamh) Within The Same Middle Palaeolithic Cultural Framework, The Mousterian."
  • Loire Valley
    Inscribed: 2000
    4.08
    378
    10
    La Roche-Cotard Cave: Contains The Oldest Known Engravings By Neanderthals. Also, An Artifact Resembling A Mask Possibly Created By Neanderthals Was Found Here. (Wiki)
    See En.Wikipedia.Org
  • Caves and Ice Age Art
    Inscribed: 2017
    2.30
    139
    8
  • Atapuerca
    Inscribed: 2000
    2.29
    124
    7
    Homo Neanderthalensis Bones And Dna Remains. (Wiki)
    See En.Wikipedia.Org
  • Gorham's Cave Complex
    Inscribed: 2016
    2.17
    97
    9