Scientists unearthed a Neanderthal skeleton in an Iraqi cave provides fresh evidence that flowers may have been used in burying rituals. The discovered Neanderthal dubbed 'Shanidar Z' has well preserved upper body skeleton and said to be of an adult about 40 to 50 years of age who lived about 70,000 years ago. Photograph: Graeme Barker/University of Cambridge/PA #neanderthal #shanidarz #discovery https://www.instagram.com/p/B8vezEaBVZK/?igshid=342s3zrsw3kd













