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A Neanderthal hunting station
The discovery of more than twenty spear points of about 50.000 years ago makes Teixoneres Cave (Moià, Barcelona) the archaeological site with the highest number of this kind of weapon in Catalonia.More than 5.000 new archaeological remains of over 14.000 years found in Molí del Salt site
Most of them lithic artifacts and faunal remains from different species. New evidences of mobile art, shell beads and several stones covered with red pigment have been also foundWhy did Neanderthals use the teeth as a third hand?
A discussion between experts would find the cause It is demonstrated that they used them as a tool more frequently than any Homo sapiens30 IPHES and URV members are working these days at the excavations of Atapuerca
70 people will participate in the Atapuerca excavation during the first 15 days and in July the team will increase until approximately 200 membersCall for Director at The Catalan Institute of Human Paleoecology and Social Evolution (IPHES)
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