One of the strongest Neanderthal burial sites in the record.

Kebara Cave in Israel: the burial of an adult male (Kebara 2) approximately 60,000 years ago, found in 1983 in a position consistent with deliberate burial.

The preservation of his hyoid bone — the small bone that supports the tongue and is crucial for the fine motor control of speech — in anatomical position was evidence of rapid burial, since the hyoid typically disperses if a body is not quickly covered.

Amud Cave in Israel: an infant Neanderthal found in a small natural niche, dated to approximately 50,000 years ago.