Public Lecture - "Dorothy Garrod and the Devil's Tower Skull"

Gibraltar National Museum Lecture Series 2026

Public lecture by Dr Alex Menez

Wednesday 8^th April 2026
18:00
Charles Hunt Room, John Mackintosh Hall

The Gibraltar National Museum continues its 2026 Lecture Series with a public lecture by Dr Alex Menez.

For over thirty millennia, the Rock of Gibraltar concealed a wonderful secret. 100 years ago, that secret came to light. The archaeologist, Dorothy Garrod, had found the skull of a Neanderthal child. This year we celebrate this discovery: The Devil’s Tower Skull, also known as Flint. In this talk Dr Menez will focus on the discovery, Dorothy Garrod, and Flint.

This lecture forms part of the Gibraltar National Museum’s programme marking the centenary of the discovery of the Gibraltar 2 Neanderthal child skull known as 'Flint'.

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About the Lecture Series 

This lecture is the first in a public lecture series marking 100 years since the discovery of the Gibraltar 2 Neanderthal skull known as 'Flint'. Further lectures in the series include:

TBC, 18:00
Professor Geraldine Finlayson
Neanderthals, Behaviour, Culture, and Emerging Humanity

Thursday 7^th May, 18:00
Dr Stewart Finlayson
The Last Neanderthal, The World Through Flint’s Eyes

All lectures take place in the Charles Hunt Room, John Mackintosh Hall, and are free to attend.