Early Neanderthal constructions deep in Bruniquel Cave in southwestern France

Jacques Jaubert (), Sophie Verheyden (), Dominique Genty (), Michel Soulier, Hai Cheng, Dominique Blamart, Christian Burlet, Hubert Camus, Serge Delaby, Damien Deldicque, R. Lawrence Edwards, Catherine Ferrier, François Lacrampe-Cuyaubère, François Lévêque, Frédéric Maksud, Pascal Mora, Xavier Muth, Édouard Régnier, Jean-Noël Rouzaud and Frédéric Santos
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Jacques Jaubert: PACEA, UMR 5199 CNRS-UB-MCC University of Bordeaux
Sophie Verheyden: Earth & History of Life, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
Dominique Genty: LSCE, UMR 8212 CNRS-CEA-UVSQ
Michel Soulier: Société spéléologique et archéologique de Caussade
Hai Cheng: Institute of Global Environmental Change, Xi’an Jiaotong University
Dominique Blamart: LSCE, UMR 8212 CNRS-CEA-UVSQ
Christian Burlet: Earth & History of Life, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
Hubert Camus: Protée Expert Sas
Serge Delaby: Faculté Polytechnique, University of Mons
Damien Deldicque: Laboratoire de Géologie de l'École Normale Supérieure de Paris (ENS), UMR CNRS 8538
R. Lawrence Edwards: Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota
Catherine Ferrier: PACEA, UMR 5199 CNRS-UB-MCC University of Bordeaux
François Lacrampe-Cuyaubère: Archéosphère
François Lévêque: LIENSs, UMR 7266 CNRS-University of La Rochelle
Frédéric Maksud: Ministry of Culture, Regional Archaeological Service of Midi-Pyrénées
Pascal Mora: Archéostransfert, Archéovision, UMS 3657 SHS-3D
Xavier Muth: Get in Situ
Édouard Régnier: LSCE, UMR 8212 CNRS-CEA-UVSQ
Jean-Noël Rouzaud: Laboratoire de Géologie de l'École Normale Supérieure de Paris (ENS), UMR CNRS 8538
Frédéric Santos: PACEA, UMR 5199 CNRS-UB-MCC University of Bordeaux

Nature, 2016, vol. 534, issue 7605, 111-114

Abstract: Two ring-like structures made of low walls of broken stalagmite pieces, deep in a cave in France, are described and dated to around 176,000 years ago, suggesting human-made construction within the period of early Neanderthals, although the function of the structures remains conjectural.

Date: 2016
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