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Krapina Neanderthal Site


Krapina Neanderthal Site, also known as Hušnjakovo brdo (Croatian for Hušnjakovo hill) is a Palaeolithic site with the largest number of Neanderthal fossil bones found in Europe in 1899 and excavated by Dragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger.

It is located in the western part of Krapina. It has been declared a paleontological monument of nature. It is an important paleontological, paleoanthropological and archaeological site.

This site enabled experts from all over the world to conduct research and elaborate scientific theories about human development and how human communities in Europe lived during the period.

Close to this archaeological site a museum presents the origin of life on Earth and the evolution of humankind. It is situated in a park with statues of Neanderthals and contemporary fauna, such as a bear, a moose and a beaver set in the actual locations.

Coordinates: 46°09′55″N 15°51′48″E / 46.1654°N 15.8632°E / 46.1654; 15.8632



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