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La Quina is a Middle and Early Upper Palaeolithic site in Gardes-le-Pontaroux, Charente, France. Two Neanderthal skulls were found there, La Quina 5 and La Quina 18. It is the type site of the Quina Mousterian. It was discovered in 1872, and was classified as a French monument historique in 1984.
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45.5194° N · 0.3047° E · 1 mapped feature
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