Neandertal (valley)

The Neandertal (/niˈændərˌtɑːl/, also US: /-ˌtɔːl/, German: [neˈʔandɐtʰaːl]; sometimes called "the Neander Valley" in English) is a small valley of the river Düssel in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, located about 12 km (7.5 mi) east of Düsseldorf, the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia.

However, industrial quarrying during the 19th and 20th centuries removed most of the limestone and dramatically changed the shape of the valley.

It was during such a quarrying operation that the bones of the original Neanderthal man were found in a cave known as Kleine Feldhofer Grotte.

Neumann lived in nearby Düsseldorf and loved the valley for giving him the inspiration for his compositions.

[1]51°13′34″N 6°57′04″E / 51.226129°N 6.951058°E / 51.226129; 6.951058 Since the initial discovery of the specimen of the valley, there have been additional excavations, wherein multiple artifacts and human skeletal fragments have been found.