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Neanderthal remains discovered in Arbreda cave, Spain Researchers have unearthed significant Neanderthal dental remains at Arbreda Cave, part of the Reclau Caves complex in the Prehistoric Caves Park of Serinyà, Girona, northeastern Spain. The study, published in the American Journal of Biological Anthropology, was led by Dr. Marina Lozano of IPHES-CERCA and involved collaboration with institutions including the Catalan Institute of Research in Cultural Heritage (ICRPC-CERCA) and the University of Girona. The team identified three teeth belonging to at least three Neanderthal individuals: an infant, a juvenile, and an adult. Two teeth, retrieved from Level N of the cave, are estimated to be over 120,000 years old, while the third, from Level J, dates to between 71,000 and 44,000 years ago. These findings mark two distinct periods of Neanderthal habitation at the site...