In photos: Neanderthal burials uncovered

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Burial Pit

On Aug. 3 , 1908 , the Bouyssonie brothers discovered a nearly complete Neanderthal skeleton ( dubbed LCS1 ) in a nether region dug within the deposits of a cave at La Chapelle - aux - Saints , which were also squall bouffia , in southwestern France . Here , a scan of the Neanderthal burial pit in the so - called bouffia Bonneval , used to create a 3D Reconstruction Period .

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Neanderthal burial

The well - maintain state of these 50,000 - year - old clappers led researchers to suggest that Neanderthals inter their all in well before modern humans arrived in westerly Europe . However , skeptics argued that the burials may not have been knowing . Here , the Neanderthal burial pit at the end of the excavations .

Neanderthal

Homo sapiens neanderthalensis were known to bury their dead in the Middle East . However , these burials date to a time when contact with forward-looking humans ( Homo sapiens ) might have occurred , suggest that humans ' Neanderthal relatives might not have come up with this melodic theme on their own . Still , in the past decennium , a bit of uncovering suggest that Neanderthals were able of complex mental behavior , such as wear decorative feathers . These findings could potentially endorse the approximation that Neanderthals had minds complex enough to contemplate revering the utter enough to make tombs for them .

Nearby cave

Here , bouffia 118 is shown after the 2010 excavation . This cavum is at 70 meters from the bouffia Bonneval ( which held the Neanderthal remains ) and presents grounds of sub - contemporaneous occupations .

The Neanderthal burial infernal region at the final stage of the mining at La Chapelle - aux - Saints in southwestern France .

Excavating Neanderthal pit

dig in advancement in the bouffia Bonneval at La Chapelle - aux - Saints in southwestern France where Neanderthal stiff were uncovered .

Bouffia Bonneval

Here , a view from the inside of the Bouffia Bonneval in southwestern France where Neanderthal clay were buried .

Inside Neanderthal cave

A scan of a Neanderthal burial pit used to create 3D reconstruction.

Here, the Neanderthal burial pit at the end of the excavations.

an illustration of a Neanderthal face

Here, bouffia 118 is shown after the 2010 excavation. This cavity is at 70 meters from the bouffia Bonneval.

The Neanderthal burial pit at the end of the excavations at La Chapelle-aux-Saints in southwestern France.

Excavation in progress in the bouffia Bonneval at La Chapelle-aux-Saints in southwestern France where Neanderthal remains were uncovered.

Here, a view from the inside of the Bouffia Bonneval in southwestern France where Neanderthal remains were buried.

An illustration of a human and neanderthal facing each other

Here we see a reconstruction of our human relative Homo naledi, which has a wider nose and larger brow than humans.

Skeleton of a Neanderthal-human hybrid emerging from the ground of a rock shelter

Against the background of a greenish and red rock are two images: one of a human skeleton emerging from the dirt and one of archaeologists in hard hats excavating it

Stone-lined tomb.

A facial reconstruction from a Neanderthal skull, next to the skull itself

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