The recent discovery of a partial Neanderthal skeleton in Iraq has provided new clues on how they buried their dead, and it may have involved flowers. So why is it significant for researchers to make this discovery?

Produced by: Lim Sue Ann

Presented by: Lyn Mak, Lim Sue Ann

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Categories:  Education,  History,  People and Places,  Social Issues

Tags:  The Bigger Picture,  The Daily Digest,  Shanidar Cave,  Shanidar Z,  mortuary rites,  burial rituals,  flower burials,  archaeology,  neanderthals,