List of Neanderthal fossils


This is a list of Neanderthal fossils.

Some important European Neanderthals

Remains of more than 300 European Neanderthals have been found. This is a list of the most notable.
NameAgeCranial capacity Year
discovered		CountryDiscovered byNow located at
Ehringsdorf skull150k–120k14501908–1925GermanyArchäologischen Landesmuseums Thüringen
Engis 2Undated? 1829BelgiumPhilippe-Charles SchmerlingUniversity of Liège
Gibraltar 140k12001848GibraltarEdmund FlintNatural [History Museum, London|Natural History Museum], London
Gibraltar 2Undated? 1926GibraltarDorothy GarrodNatural History Museum, London
Krijn100-40 ka2001NetherlandsLuc AnthonisRijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden
La Chapelle-aux-Saints 160k16001908FranceL. Bardon, A. Bouyssonie and J. Bouyssonie
La Ferrassie 170k–50k16411909FranceLouis Capitan and Denis PeyronyMusée de l'Homme
Neanderthal 140k14521856GermanyKleine Feldhofer GrotteRheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn
Saccopastore 1250k12001929Italy
Saccopastore 2250k13001935ItalyAlberto Blanc and Henri Breuil
Altamura Man170k1993Italy

Southwest Asian Neanderthals

As of 2017, this list of Southwest Asian Neanderthals may be considered essentially complete.

Central and North Asian Neanderthals

Central Asian Neanderthals were found in Uzbekistan and North Asian Neanderthals in Asian Russia.
CountrySitePrincipal Neanderthal findsMNIGeological age Initial descriptionsNotes
UzbekistanTeshik-Tash8-11-yr-old skeleton1—Okladnikov
UzbekistanObi-RakhmatSubadult skull frag. and teeth174Glantz et al.
Asian RussiaChagyrskayaPartial mandible1—
Asian RussiaOkladnikovSub-adult humerus and femur1mtDNA sampled
Asian RussiaDenisovaAltai 1: Toe phalanx♀ D11: Bone fragment2—Mednikova
Brown, et al. 		Altai 1: Full genome sequenced
D11: mtDNA sampled
Total6