Smithsonian Report, 1959—Solecki PLATE 4 
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The skull of Shanidar I. Upper: As it was exposed in the laboratory at Shanidar. It repre- 
sents a“‘classic” type Neanderthal, with a divided brow ridge like that of the Galilee Neander- 
thal skull. The top part of the Mousterian layer within which Shanidar I was found is 
dated at 46,000 years by the radiocarbon-14 method. Lower: The crushed condition of the 
skull. ‘The bones of the left side had been pushed in toward the base. The friable nature 
of the unmineralized bones is shown. A fragment of mammal bone is lodged against the 
right parietal. The skull was cleaned and conditioned for the journey to Baghdad. 
