The Neanderthal remains of the Abauntz cave on TVE Navarra

19/10/2026

The RTVE Navarra channel has reported on the remains of the six fossils of the hand of a Neanderthal who lived approximately 46,000 years ago, recovered a couple of excavation campaigns ago in the Abauntz cave, located in Arraitz-Orkin, in the Ultzama valley (Navarra).

It can be retrieved on demand through the RTVE Play portal (https://www.rtve.es/play/videos/fin-de-semana-24h/atapuerca-reafirma-canibalismo-homo-antecessor-marcas-corte-restos-nino/16678406/)

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