Neander Valley
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Neander Valley is a small river valley in western Germany renowned as the site where the first recognized Neanderthal fossils were discovered, giving the species its name.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Neander Valley, Germany | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
river valley ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Johann Carl Fuhlrott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1856 ⓘ |
| formerSpelling | Neanderthal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gaveNameTo |
Homo neanderthalensis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neanderthals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature | limestone gorge ⓘ |
| hasDiscovery | Neanderthal 1 fossil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Neanderthal Museum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neanderthal discovery site monument NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Erkrath
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hochdahl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first recognized Neanderthal fossils
ⓘ
key site in human evolution research ⓘ |
| knownFor |
discovery of Neanderthal fossils
ⓘ
type locality of Homo neanderthalensis ⓘ |
| languageOfLocality | German ⓘ |
| localName | Neandertal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
state of North Rhine-Westphalia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Germany ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
city of Düsseldorf
ⓘ
town of Mettmann ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Joachim Neander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Düssel river system ⓘ |
| studiedBy | Hermann Schaaffhausen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourism |
hiking
ⓘ
prehistoric archaeology tourism ⓘ |
| traversedBy | Düssel River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Neander Valley, Germany