Cave yielded 42 inhumations from Paleolithic to Neolithic. Prince burial dated 26,300 BC features 15-year-old killed by bear, buried on red ochre with shell headdress, mammoth pendants, decorated batons, flint blade. Early tombs show dolichocephalic skulls, left-side fetal positions, sparse adult grave goods like bone points, greenstone axes, pierced shells. Epigravettian necropolis has 12 primary burials with supine positions, grave goods, intentional post-burial manipulation of ancestors' bones. ''Biscottini'' pebbles used to apply ochre on bodies, then broken with pieces kept as links to dead. Neolithic tombs feature cists, contracted positions, arthritis from manual labor, caries from grain diet. Child burials often lack goods, show violence like skull fractures, mandibular breaks. Adolescent male tomb has no goods, aligned NNE-SSW with hand pathologies. Adult male tomb has bone awl, crushed skull from collapsed cover. Bisome tomb pairs adult with child, includes ochre pebbles, shells. No DNA on Prince confirms sex – possible first male with female-style ochre and shell cap. Site spans Gravettian to Roman, with Neolithic Square-Mouthed Pottery culture dominant in later burials.
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