Quaternary International 276-277
Cultures
Mousterian
- Age range:
- 0.0 - 0.0 Ma
- Classifications:
- Homo, Homo neanderthalensis
- Time periods:
- Pleistocene, Tarantian
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This Mysterious Cave in Northern Spain Should Not Exist!
Prehistoric cave gets buried for another 50 years
Cueva de El Castillo
Source: Cueva de El Castillo
![Lezetxiki humeroa](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/jhmzqa2opc1ea5gozbmr2i1xuh0u?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22Lezetxiki_humeroa.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Lezetxiki_humeroa.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T064140Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=33b9d64163e5e53f5dbcc781a2251b0888fd3081b1f01c691185c59433d4b569)
Lezetxiki humeroa
Source: Lezetxiki humeroa
![Barandiaran eta altuna 1963an](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/doriu4vg7mxf9i7vyxywjqpsempm?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22Barandiaran_eta_altuna_1963an.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Barandiaran_eta_altuna_1963an.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T064140Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=cfd4dfcfcf25c1fc40d87126e63888bb63ec2b5940b3eb3e14180f043acb7e34)
Barandiaran eta altuna 1963an
Source: Barandiaran eta altuna 1963an
![Abri Romani 1](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/mawoykcj7uzlzh3ibiedm4rd3bth?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22512px-Abri_Romani_1.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27512px-Abri_Romani_1.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T064140Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=168259e716190d9d40e186d78f3488bf9330cd3466a21a54d04323ca5d3d3961)
Abri Romani 1
Source: Abri Romani 1
![Torre de andamiaje Sima de las Palomas](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/3myf31pt7a1c7j69jusilvgh3xa0?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22Torre_de_andamiaje_Sima_de_las_Palomas.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Torre_de_andamiaje_Sima_de_las_Palomas.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T064140Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=234633c9144aa5c2131593fc3b5002b6008c06002e7f58f4b6c60b9534ca7f9e)
Torre de andamiaje Sima de las Palomas
![Haua Fteah cave (half cropped)](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/4hdx0qxubty82eqb6uck43s753hn?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22Haua_Fteah_cave_%2528half_cropped%2529.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Haua_Fteah_cave_%2528half_cropped%2529.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T064140Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=8c51dc3f177ba212ec060c8534b9155e3ffb34be1e32d9b65a8e24a3905e4f66)
Haua Fteah cave (half cropped)
Source: Haua Fteah cave (half cropped)
![Mousterian & Aurignacian Cultures, Stone Burins used for incising stone and wood, Qafzeh, Hayonim, el-Wad Cave, 250,000-22,000 BP Israel (detail)](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/2xpwa3g0p69mk5u3dgzlxwlpcq0p?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%221024px-Mousterian_%2526_Aurignacian_Cultures%252C_Stone_Burins_used_for_incising_stone_and_wood%252C_Qafzeh%252C_Hayonim%252C_el-Wad_Cave%252C_250%252C000-22%252C000_BP_Israel_%2528detail%2529.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%271024px-Mousterian_%26_Aurignacian_Cultures%252C_Stone_Burins_used_for_incising_stone_and_wood%252C_Qafzeh%252C_Hayonim%252C_el-Wad_Cave%252C_250%252C000-22%252C000_BP_Israel_%2528detail%2529.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T064140Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=01c1276e7969d05c6ded1b246783b7c98f8358fc4afefbd3ccdaeea81f1fb53b)
Mousterian & Aurignacian Cultures, Stone Burins used for incising stone and wood, Qafzeh, Hayonim, el-Wad Cave, 250,000-22,000 BP Israel (detail)
Qafzeh
Source: Qafzeh
![Le Moustier inf](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/ltwcyp5tqeedjvh4da3czs66oznn?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22Le_Moustier_inf.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Le_Moustier_inf.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T064140Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=3999b74c2c269d00602e8c52352693389101b1a9d86a06559211f8d0aae93c3f)
Le Moustier inf
Source: Le Moustier inf
![Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte Berlin 069A (complete skull) - Le Moustier 1](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/h42do50riq7ndvq7jp79a43hv4gh?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22Museum%20fur%20Vor-%20und%20Fruhgeschichte%20Berlin%20069A%20%2528complete%20skull%2529%20-%20Le%20Moustier%201.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Museum%2520f%25C3%25BCr%2520Vor-%2520und%2520Fr%25C3%25BChgeschichte%2520Berlin%2520069A%2520%2528complete%2520skull%2529%2520-%2520Le%2520Moustier%25201.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T064140Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=652cbcbb56d4f9a322b7b7ff3d458c8be04474056544591589060a18c70d9ecb)
Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte Berlin 069A (complete skull) - Le Moustier 1
![Franks HouseDSCF7158 - Le Moustier](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/yl2f8neghtdyricwkblx30e7gwco?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22Franks%20HouseDSCF7158%20-%20Le%20Moustier.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Franks%2520HouseDSCF7158%2520-%2520Le%2520Moustier.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T064140Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=22823293c42ac9b557ea8770296d31800befb45d261227af8c44013fe7adfa79)
Franks HouseDSCF7158 - Le Moustier
![Flint, Moustier 1863](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/sjea1owq3iuc8m5xlm4nqkfkv0ec?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%221024px-Flint%252C_Moustier_1863.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%271024px-Flint%252C_Moustier_1863.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T064140Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=56e3f34f7d02b13444febc0e6e5fd7931aa6ee56f07553298c24bf55fb899e1f)
Flint, Moustier 1863
Source: Flint, Moustier 1863
![3. Shanidar cave, a paleolithic cave in Bradost Mountain, Erbil Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan. April 4, 2014](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/h8gsegjf0xl11ggls8szig54wts1?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%223._Shanidar_cave%252C_a_paleolithic_cave_in_Bradost_Mountain%252C_Erbil_Governorate%252C_Iraqi_Kurdistan._April_4%252C_2014.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%273._Shanidar_cave%252C_a_paleolithic_cave_in_Bradost_Mountain%252C_Erbil_Governorate%252C_Iraqi_Kurdistan._April_4%252C_2014.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T064140Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=fd1d6bc915eebdd0e8872fbc3d2eca978bf59950a39a28884811955977f775c8)
3. Shanidar cave, a paleolithic cave in Bradost Mountain, Erbil Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan. April 4, 2014
![Shanidar Cave9](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/0zikn0aamqc2slwe0tlhkefl2bjs?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22Shanidar_Cave9.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Shanidar_Cave9.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T064140Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=4148aa966b0afd1ce8b1254f79522ddf8d381d94175ef12b4deba2a99944b8b2)
Shanidar Cave9
Source: Shanidar Cave9
![Shanidar Cave7](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/1wwc8pcy4gc9ok8uj4gjz12h6f86?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22Shanidar_Cave7.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Shanidar_Cave7.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T064140Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=b27af0a7eef09a7935cd8dfef2b611adf7759a2e3d169c8a0517d330941f885e)
Shanidar Cave7
Source: Shanidar Cave7
![Shanidar Cave4](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/2nk6w15079dc2ydlzooer557zz9c?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22Shanidar_Cave4.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Shanidar_Cave4.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T064140Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=d316092098cccc9bd5f3bbb5c21ff1367d6065749e197b97b4b3cb276cfe2a7b)
Shanidar Cave4
Source: Shanidar Cave4
![Stone tool, Mousterian period, c. 50,000 BCE. From the paleolithic cave of Shanidar, Iraq. Sulaymaniyah Museum, Iraq](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/7kmiekettqwjjuvm4fe7fe3efm26?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22Stone_tool%252C_Mousterian_period%252C_c._50%252C000_BCE._From_the_paleolithic_cave_of_Shanidar%252C_Iraq._Sulaymaniyah_Museum%252C_Iraq.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Stone_tool%252C_Mousterian_period%252C_c._50%252C000_BCE._From_the_paleolithic_cave_of_Shanidar%252C_Iraq._Sulaymaniyah_Museum%252C_Iraq.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T064140Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=b8ce0112a21f2841634402a2b35e3a3bec48ff06ec4c7a9ea007f930218ba8a6)
Stone tool, Mousterian period, c. 50,000 BCE. From the paleolithic cave of Shanidar, Iraq. Sulaymaniyah Museum, Iraq
![Shanidar cave, a paleolithic cave in Bradost Mountain, Erbil Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan. April 4, 2014](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/97vlqplsdddgf8trs8f0op31gn52?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%2226._Shanidar_cave%252C_a_paleolithic_cave_in_Bradost_Mountain%252C_Erbil_Governorate%252C_Iraqi_Kurdistan._April_4%252C_2014.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%2726._Shanidar_cave%252C_a_paleolithic_cave_in_Bradost_Mountain%252C_Erbil_Governorate%252C_Iraqi_Kurdistan._April_4%252C_2014.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T064140Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=9f70d99172df25696cc554887396df72d13d7d8cdd6016b791d5dbabe188e87d)
Shanidar cave, a paleolithic cave in Bradost Mountain, Erbil Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan. April 4, 2014
![IHM Kebara Cave](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/8lpc3m5y93hpc514p492xcvramai?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22IHM%20Kebara%20Cave.jpeg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27IHM%2520Kebara%2520Cave.jpeg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T064140Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=3285f6134387b9d9c6a6877646d094465e091a609cfcb88251dc213aa86b90a5)
IHM Kebara Cave
Source: IHM Kebara
![Kebara 2 skeleton replica](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wyyjy1i70kcnwjhxg3pa0igsm6g1?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22Kebara_2_skeleton_replica.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Kebara_2_skeleton_replica.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T064140Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=d8796b00ca8673e4a141bb9f7edb9228a915bf9b9844003d423f4862584db6fa)
Kebara 2 skeleton replica
Source: Kebara 2 skeleton replica