Posted on 06/13/2016 1:51:05 PM PDT by JimSEA
Mysterious structures found deep inside a French cave are the work of Neanderthal builders who lived in the region more than 100,000 years before modern humans set foot in Europe.
The extraordinary constructions are made from nearly 400 stalagmites that have been yanked from the ground and stacked on top of one another to produce rudimentary walls on the damp cave floor.
The most prominent formations are two ringed walls, built four layers deep in places, which appear to have been propped up with stalagmites wedged in place as vertical stays. The largest of the walls is nearly seven metres across and, where intact, stands up to 40cm high.
“This is completely different to anything we have seen before. I find it very mysterious,” said Marie Soressi, an archaeologist at Leiden University, who was not involved in the research. Unique in the history of Neanderthal achievements, the structures rank among the earliest human building projects ever discovered.
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
Published where? LOL The Guardian?
in contrast to me, just a poor topic slut... :-) :-)
the better to keep out illegal denisovans and cro-magnons, no doubt...
:-)
Actually, it’s been published in New Scientist, National Geographic, Science, Nature plus academic journals. The Guardian was a relatively brief article with some interesting (but copywrited photos).
Thanks blam!!!!!
;’)
ICK!
Damp poor ventilation. I’ll take a room with a view, please.
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