Neanderthals Repeatedly Placed Horned Skulls in a Cave, Hinting at Symbolic Practice
Researchers studying Spain’s Des-Cubierta Cave found Neanderthals repeatedly deposited the top parts of horned animal skulls in a gallery over multiple phases between 70,000 and 50,000 years ago, following an initial rockfall; the pattern shows it wasn’t a one-off event and suggests a structured, possibly symbolic behavior in Neanderthal culture.
