Krapina Neanderthal site

Krapina Neanderthal site
Hušnjakovo brdo (Croatian)
Hušnjakovo Hill finding site
Shown within Krapina-Zagorje County
Krapina Neanderthal site (Croatia)
Krapina Neanderthal site (Europe)
LocationWestern part of Krapina
RegionKrapina-Zagorje County, Croatia
Coordinates46°9′53″N 15°51′49″E / 46.16472°N 15.86361°E / 46.16472; 15.86361
History
PeriodsPalaeolithic
CulturesMousterian
Associated withNeanderthals
Site notes
Excavation dates1970
ArchaeologistsDragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger
ManagementKrapina Neanderthal Museum
Public accessYes
Websitehttp://www.mkn.mhz.hr/en/

Krapina Neanderthal site, also known as Hušnjakovo Hill (Croatian: Hušnjakovo brdo) is a Paleolithic archaeological site located near Krapina, Croatia.

At the turn of the 20th century, Dragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger recovered faunal remains as well as stone tools and human remains at the site. Krapina represents the largest known recovery of human skeletal remains from any Upper Pleistocene site.