The Archaeological Record of Iberian Neanderthal Extinction
Châtelperronian Neanderthals replaced Mousterian Neanderthals on the Iberian Pennisula between 45,500 to 43,000 years ago
In a paper published in PLOS One1, Neanderthals were experiencing their own cultural shifts before being replaced by Homo sapiens. During their final few millennia, researchers who published this paper examined the Châtelperronian culture. This culture is unique to Neanderthals from France and the Iberian peninsula.
