Homo heidelbergensis (jan 1, 697980 BC – jan 1, 197980 BC)
Description:
In Sima de los Huesos, Spain, there was a mass grave of 40 or more homo heidelbergensis individuals who had been intentionally buried. Bodies were placed in an almost inaccessible part of the cave in which they were found.
This cave was specifically used for burial thousands of years ago.
The grave contained a ‘hand axe’ of red granite, which was a stone that was valuable and rare and also not from the area.
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Date:
jan 1, 697980 BC
jan 1, 197980 BC
~ 500332 years