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| Shells of Patella Vulgata found from the Cueva de Figueira Brava |
Previously, many evidences suggested that the Neanderthals were very skilled hunters. Many evidences has confirmed that they take down mammoths, Woolly Rhinos and other megafauna for meals. Their hunting skills makes them the ultimate king of Europe during the Ice Age Period. But an analysis of their leftovers from a coastal cave in Portugal opens a new dimensions of the Neanderthals dominance in Europe.
About 100,000 years ago, Cueva de Figueira Brava, which is some 20 miles South from Lisbon, in Portugal, was housed Neanderthals. During a recent excavation a team of scientists uncovered more than 560 fish bones as well as remains from crabs, sea-birds, clams, mussels, seals, waterfowl and dolphins. The findings suggests seas creatures claimed a special place on their dinner menus.
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| Distribution of Neanderthals in Europe |
Back in 1980s, these site had been discovered and identified as Neanderthal Shelter. But in that time no fish remains was found. Many researchers claimed that Neanderthals did not have the skill to catch fish as Humans. But the recent discovery is destroying all the previous theory on the hunting skill of Neanderthals in the marine ecosystem.
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