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.

Shanidar 3, Potts adds, “is the Hope Diamond of the Human Origins collection, and we treat it accordingly.” Solecki’s pioneering studies of the Shanidar skeletons and their burials suggested ...

The face of a 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman named Shanidar Z was recreated after Cambridge archeologists excavated her body from an Iraqi cave. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ ...

Around 75,000 years ago, a middle-aged Neanderthal woman was buried in a cave in the foothills of Iraq. Now, thanks to a dedicated team of archaeologists, her face can be revealed for the first ...

Bone fragments of the Neanderthal woman, named Shanidar Z, were first unearthed in 2018 from a cave in Iraqi Kurdistan where her people may have repeatedly returned to lay their dead to rest.

A picture shows the rebuilt skull and a physical reconstruction of the face and head, of a 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman, named Shanidar Z, after the cave in Iraqi Kurdistan where her skull ...

Archaeologists working at Shanidar Cave where the remains of the Neanderthal woman named Shanidar Z were uncovered, hope their findings will make the case for the cave to be made a world heritage ...

Meet Shanidar Z, a Neanderthal Woman Who Walked the Earth 75,000 Years Ago ... In 2018, archaeologists unearthed the 75,000-year-old remains of a female Neanderthal from a cave in northern Iraq.

Archaeologists returned to Shanidar Cave in 2014 and have since uncovered additional Neanderthal remains at the site. Photograph by Younes Mohammad, Middle East Images/Redux.

Shanidar Z was one of at least 10 separate Neanderthal remains which were discovered in the cave, researchers said. FILE - The skull of Shanidar Z, which has been reconstructed in the lab at the ...

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.