A Cave Where the Last Neanderthals Lived Found

Compared to written history, the history of humanity goes back much, much earlier. Archaeologists and scientists from other fields are constantly working to break the fog of the past. These studies are sometimes tens of thousands of years of your mysteries makes it possible to reveal

One of the last of these studies, in Gibraltar found Gorham Cave Complex World Heritage Site was held in the region. Archaeological excavations have unearthed a cave where the last Neanderthal populations of Europe lived.

The cave where no one has stepped foot for 40 thousand years has been detected:

The newly discovered series of caves, 1997It was revealed at the end of the studies that have been going on since. 13 meters It was discovered that this deep cave has been covered with sediment for at least the last 40,000 years.

In the first studies, in addition to the bones of lynx, jackal and vulture, claw marks of an unidentified carnivore were discovered on the cave walls. Neanderthals The best proof that he lived in this cave was the remains of shellfish that were transported to this point, which is normally quite far from the sea. It is known that Neanderthals carried these creatures with them and used them as food.

In the past, Neanderthals were thought to be primitive hominids, but recent studies suggest that Neanderthals buried their dead, adorned their bodies with precious stones, just like us. art makerHe even revealed that he had formed communities that used penicillin and cared for their wounded. It is estimated that new discoveries to be made in the cave will help to better understand the culture of this mysterious species.

Although Neanderthals were extinct, humans a small portion of their DNA This loss comes from the mysterious kind.