Naulette

Naulette (Caverne de la Naulette) is a large cave on the left bank of the Lesse river near Dinant, Belgium. In 1866, paleontologist Edouard Dupont discovered a fragmented Neanderthal mandible and incomplete ulna in a stratigraphic context alongside remains of mammoth, rhinoceros, and reindeer. The mandible's ape-like morphology with extreme prognathism made it one of the earliest confirmations of Neanderthal anatomy. French anthropologist Paul Broca called it "the first event providing Darwinists with anatomical evidence". The remains, now housed in the Brussels Natural History Museum, are assigned to the Mousterian culture.