Exploring Neanderthals: Shanidar Cave Insights with Dr. Emma Pomeroy | Secrets of the Neanderthals

[@KatherinePorterfield-li2ot]

Shanidar was an important Neanderthal site when I was an undergraduate in the 1960's. It is amazing how long they've been recovering important information from there. There are only a few sites which have been so consistently producing for so long. Medowcroft in the United States is another important one which just keeps on revealing information which changes our understanding of pre-history. It's wonderful to hear what the new finding have been, and to hear such a great researcher such as Dr. Emma Pomeroy telling us what the recent discoveries and ideas about Shanidar are.

[@DreamerBooksAnIceAgeSaga]

Thank you Seth and Dr. Pomeroy for a fascinating podcast! I particularly enjoyed hearing Dr. Pomeroy's insights on the current work going on at Shanidar Cave, but the whole thing was just excellent!

[@peterz53]

So helpful to hear from experts. thanks!

[@TheDeadlyDan]

Great interview, fantastic guest. It's no different really than trying to understand why crows perform certain death rituals, or why elephants mourn their dead. Hominids are culturally more often than not in a cooperative community group, no doubt often incorporating ritual behavior.

[@czarina7786]

Many people today don’t know how to mourn or have a funeral. I ascribe that to the decrease in attending church of any kind. Church is ritual.

[@mkd4076]

Thank you Dr. and Seth. Looking forward to all results from this site.

[@worldofpaleoanthropology]

Thank you for watching! Us too!

[@Chris-64832]

Wonderful to hear from the work in the Lab

[@ellye3400]

You have a fantastic channel. I look forward to every episode.

[@worldofpaleoanthropology]

Thank you so much that means a lot!

[@robine9973]

Every video you do is interesting. 😃

[@worldofpaleoanthropology]

Glad you think so! Thanks so much!

[@meikala2114]

ritual is worldbuilding, as much as shaing a meal, sometimes it is a bit sad

[@jillianjoyce8749]

Fascinating. Why do neither of you mention where it is?

[@worldofpaleoanthropology]

We did, multiple times?

[@czarina7786]

Shanidar Cave

[@PaulHigginbothamSr]

Groups of 20 for Neanderthals. For our more modern peoples my guess is 200 to three hundred as a close knit group. This is necessary for primary personal safety. As two groups meeting would indicate a display of force by numbers. Loosely 400 to 500 for mutual support so that on flint knapping individuals for both knives and arrows. These items would have very high values. Looking at native groups in the Amazon 200 to three hundred form very tight groups. More than this is very dynamic and can vary wildly.