article_snippet.sent: Now scientists have identified the unfortunate individual whose bones were found fused to the walls of a cave in Lamalunga, near Altamura, in southern Italy.
article_snippet.sent: Using analysis of DNA extracted from the bones sticking out from the limestone rock, researchers have found Altamura Man was a Neanderthal who fell down a sinkhole around 150,000 years ago.
article_snippet.sent: Genetic analysis of the bones (above) of ‘Altamura Man’, found entombed in limestone in a cave in Altamura, Italy, has revealed that they belong to a Neanderthal who fell into the cave 128,000 to 187,000 years ago .
article_snippet.sent: Altamura Man is an incredible treasure for the Alta Murgia territory. '
article_snippet.sent: The Lamalunga cave where the uniquely preserved Neanderthal skeleton was found is close to Altamura, Italy .
article_snippet.sent: The Altamura Neanderthal is thought to have come to rest in The Altamura Neanderthal unusual tomb after an adult male fell down a sinkhole into a limestone karst system.
highlights_snippet.sent: Altamura Man was discovered in a cave in Lamalunga near Altamura, Italy .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Researchers say the body has been in a cave in Lamalunga near Altamura, Italy for 128,000 to 187,000 years .
  