Amud and Kebara caves in northern Israel are two broadly contemporaneous Middle Paleolithic sites dated to 70,000-50,000 years ago, both located in the Mediterranean realm of the southern Levant. Neanderthal occupations at these sites are represented by considerable amounts of stone artifacts, fire use features and abundant animal and human fossils. New research from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem suggests that Neanderthals living in these caves...
