Well, they say that it was neanderthals, so I will give them the benefit of the doubt. The main problem I have with the fact that they were attributed to Neanderthals is that "some of the bones used to build the house had decorative carvings and added pigments". Decorative carvings and pigments are very rare in Neanderthal contexts. So there may be some who question the claim. At 44,000 years ago this would be in the early days of modern human movement into Europe.

As I said, I have no doubt that Neanderthals did build structures for protection when they didn't have a convenient cave.

And thanks for the links.

Bill Gill

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