Krapina Neanderthal Site

Krapina Neanderthal site, also known as Hušnjakovo Hill is a Paleolithic archaeological site located near Krapina, Croatia [1]. Krapina represents the largest known recovery of human skeletal remains from any Upper Pleistocene site [1]. The site was first discovered by Dragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger, who excavated the site between 1899 and 1905 and subsequently published two monographs [1]. The prehistoric site itself is located in a collapsed cave, nestled in a sandstone bluff overlooking the Krapinica River in Hrvatsko Zagorje [1]. More recently, it was determined that the site was about 120–130 kyr [1]. Researchers determined its date by using ESR and U-series dating [1]. 1191 lithic artifacts were discovered during the century of research at the site [1]. Eight white-tailed eagle talons and one foot phalanx were found at the site, and were dated by uranium–thorium dating to 130 000 BP [1].