Brian Roemmele(@BrianRoemmele):Sealed off for 40,000 years, a Neanderthal cave discovered in Gibraltar. Archaeologists have found a 13-metre roof chamber sealed off for at least 40,000 years in one of Gibraltar’s World Heritage Site caves where Neanderthals are thought to have lived for 100,000 years.

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2026.09.29 17:08

Sealed off for 40,000 years, a Neanderthal cave discovered in Gibraltar. Archaeologists have found a 13-metre roof chamber sealed off for at least 40,000 years in one of Gibraltar’s World Heritage Site caves where Neanderthals are thought to have lived for 100,000 years.