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Approximate age:36,000 years old=average of minimum (0.036 Ma) and maximum (0.036 Ma)
Date based on: Radiocarbon See map of sites with similar ages
Dating reference: Semal, P., Rougier, H., Crevecoeur, I., Jungels, C., Flas, D., Hauzeur, A., et al. (2008). New data on the late Neandertals: Direct dating of the Belgian Spy fossils. American journal of physical anthropology, 138(4), 421-428.
Hominids: Homo neanderthalensis
Archaeology:Middle Stone Age (MSA)/Mousterian
Important specimens: Neanderthal crania and postcrania; evidence for plant for consumption
Notes: Archaeology reference: (Hauzeur, A., Maureille, B., Germonpre, M., Bocherens, H., phane Pirson, S., Cammaert, L., et al. (2009). New Data on the Late Neandertals: Direct Dating of the Belgian Spy Fossils. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 138, 421-428.
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Location: Jemeppe-sur-Sambre, Province of Namur, Belgium
Map location/coordinates reference: Semal, P., Rougier, H., Crevecoeur, I., Jungels, C., Flas, D., Hauzeur, A., et al. (2008). New data on the late Neandertals: Direct dating of the Belgian Spy fossils. American journal of physical anthropology, 138(4), 421-428.
Key references: Henry, A. G., Brooks, A. S., & Piperno, D. R. (2010). Microfossils in calculus demonstrate consumption of plants and cooked foods in Neanderthal diets (Shanidar III, Iraq; Spy I and II, Belgium). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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