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At the foot of Cabezo Gordo, in the village of Dolores de Pacheco (Torre-Pacheco, Murcia), Professor excavation director, Michael Walker, the acting mayor of Torre-Pacheco, Antonio Izquierdo Madrid, and codirector of the excavation, Mariano López Martínez, presented at a press conference the findings of this campaign where found animal remains from the abundant turtle and rabbit to horses and deer.
Some remains recovered in the current season show no signs of combustion but there are thousands of charred fragments, mostly small and crushed, indicating the importance of place for roast beef.
Also found numerous flint tools, marble and quartz, among which there are tips and scrapers and Mousterian points of exquisite beauty.
The age of the three articulated skeletons of the extinct species of Neanderthals about 50,000 years old, is an unusual scientific discovery that has international repercussions.
Antonio Madrid, has advanced to the Paleontological Museum is in its final phase and there are going to hold all the archaeological remains of the Region of Murcia, in order to enable citizens to enjoy throughout the year of the remains of our ancestors, and they can learn more about our origins.
Professor Michael Walker thanked the City of Torre-Pacheco their cooperation and confidence in this project.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Torre Pacheco
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