NEANDERTHAL'S "VENUS OF MONTEREY" DAGGER SHEDS NEW LIGHT ON INTELLIGENCE, SKILLS, AND CULTURE OF THE SPECIES. As summarized above, the specimens extracted from the MC cave include: (a.) a nearly complete skull (Fig. 1) from an adult male Neanderthal, about age 40 at time of death; (b.) a beautifully carved "Venus of Monterey" dagger (Fig. 4), eight inches (20.3 cm) long overall with a four inch (10.2 cm) flint blade and sandstone handle of same length, apparently depicting an obese woman with large breasts; (c.) and a fossilized (recurve style) hunting bow (Figs. 5-7), approximately 58 inches (147 cm) original unstrung length as measured along its straight, longitudinal axis. PSR's marine archaeologist, Anthony Renvela, marvels at the collection: "I think the best word to describe this find is simply astonishing. The skull (Fig. 1) speaks for itself. Impressive, certainly, by its sheer existence alone. But it's nevertheless typical of the type. As an archaeologist, the shocker to me is the artifacts. And where they were found." (NOTE: The ENTIRE article describing the history making Monterey Canyon Neanderthal discovery can be read or downloaded via the LINK at the Profile page herein. All photos and captions in this Library were excerpted from the original American Neanderthal report at SUBMARINE ARCHAEOLOGY TIMES.)