Known as Shanidar Z, after the cave in Iraqi Kurdistan where she was found in 2018, the woman was a Neanderthal, a type of ancient human that disappeared around 40,000 years ago.
The Shanidar Z facial reconstruction suggests that these differences might not have been so stark in life, Pomeroy said.
Shanidar cave in Iraqi Kurdistan was first excavated in the 1950s.
Neanderthals may not have honored their dead with bouquets of flowers, but the inhabitants of Shanidar Cave were likely an empathetic species, research suggests.
Shanidar Z is the first Neanderthal found in the cave in more than 50 years, Pomeroy said, but the site could still yield more discoveries.
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sapiens, Emma Pomeroy, Pomeroy, ”, “ She’s, ” Pomeroy, Graeme Barker, “, Adrie, Alfons Kennis, Dr, Lucía, Danish paleoartists Adrie
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Kurdistan, Europe, East, Central Asia, Shanidar, Cambridge, Spain, Danish