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Deep Dive: Neanderthal Hand Bones Discovered in Spain

Ran in the 6:05 PM edition of LivePulse, Thursday, October 22, 2026
Original reporting: Archaeology Magazine (AIA) · Jessica Esther Saraceni, 2026-10-22

NAVARRE, SPAIN—Well-preserved Neanderthal hand bones containing collagen have been recovered from northern Spain’s Abauntz Cave, according to an IFL Science report. The bones have been radiocarbon dated to 46,000 years ago. “The cave’s location is important,” said Andión Arteaga of the University of Warsaw and the Catalan Institute of Human Paleoecology and Social Evolution, and Mikel Arlegi of the Musée de l’Homme.

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