The Altamura Man is the remarkably well-preserved skeleton of a Neanderthal, found in the Lamalunga cave near the town of Altamura, in Apulia in southern Italy. It was spotted by cave explorers, lying on the floor of a deep chamber, and has been covered over time by calcite deposits that formed a hard crust over the bones, so it has not been removed from the cave. Dating of the crust shows that the man lived roughly 130,000 to 170,000 years ago, and some DNA has been recovered, making it one of the oldest Neanderthal remains from which genetic material has been analyzed. The skeleton may have belonged to a person who fell into a sinkhole and died.
Before and after
- 1993Founding of National Bank of Slovakia
- 1993Creation of Lua
- 1993Origins of Czech First League
- 1993Creation of Brainfuck
- 1993Discovery of Altamura Man
- 1993Origins of Czech Extraliga
- 1993The bright blue LED is invented
- 7 January 1993Kravica attack
- 13 January 1993Chemical Weapons Convention
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