Shanidar Cave
ئەشکەوتی شانەدەر
Shanidar Cave
The entrance to Shanidar Cave
Shanidar Cave
Shanidar Cave
location in Middle East
Shanidar Cave
Shanidar Cave
Shanidar Cave (Iraq)
Alternative nameShanadar Cave
LocationErbil Governorate, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
RegionZagros Mountains
Coordinates36°49′54″N 44°13′16″E / 36.831593°N 44.221083°E / 36.831593; 44.221083

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]

  1. ^ "Shanidar Cave". Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  2. ^ "ئەشکەوتی شانەدەر.. شوێنێکی مێژوویی جیهانیی" (in Kurdish). Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  3. ^ "كهف شاندر". Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  4. ^ a b Edwards, Owen (March 2010). "The Skeletons of Shanidar Cave". Smithsonian. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  5. ^ "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
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