Shanidar Cave
ئەشکەوتی شانەدەر | |
The entrance to Shanidar Cave | |
location in Middle East | |
| Alternative name | Shanadar Cave |
|---|---|
| Location | Erbil Governorate, Kurdistan Region, Iraq |
| Region | Zagros Mountains |
| Coordinates | 36°49′54″N 44°13′16″E / 36.831593°N 44.221083°E |
Shanidar Cave (Kurdish: ئەشکەوتی شانەدەر, romanized: Eşkewtî Şaneder,[1][2] Arabic: كَهَف شانِدَر[3]) is an archaeological site on Bradost Mountain, within the Zagros Mountains in the Erbil Governorate of Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq.[4] Neanderthal remains were discovered here in 1953, including Shanidar 1, who survived several injuries, possibly due to care from others in his group, and Shanidar 4, the famed 'flower burial'.[5] Until this discovery, Cro-Magnons, the earliest known H. sapiens in Europe, were the only individuals known for purposeful, ritualistic burials.[4]
- ^ "Shanidar Cave". Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "ئەشکەوتی شانەدەر.. شوێنێکی مێژوویی جیهانیی" (in Kurdish). Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "كهف شاندر". Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ a b Edwards, Owen (March 2010). "The Skeletons of Shanidar Cave". Smithsonian. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ "Shanidar Cave." Shanidar Cave | Unbelievable Kurdistan – Official Tourism Site of Kurdistan, http://bot.gov.krd/erbil-province-mirgasor/history-and-heritage/shanidar-cave Archived 2021-11-12 at the Wayback Machine