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  • Jewel Of The Magalenian Period (15,500 YO Necklace/Pendants, Basque Country)

    10/04/2005 11:56:05 AM PDT · by blam · 31 replies · 1,065+ views
    Berria ^ | 10-4-2005 | Mikel Lizarralde
    Jewel of the Magdalenian period A necklace and pendants made 15,500 years ago have been discovered in the Praile I cave; it is the most important Upper Paleolithic find in the Basque Country in recent years Mikel Lizarralde – DONOSTIA (San Sebastian) A Magdalenian treasure of the Upper Paleolithic has lain hidden for the last 15,500 years in the Praile I cave in Deba (Gipuzkoa). Excavations done over the last few years by a team led by the archaeologist Xabier Peñalver of the Aranzadi Society of Sciences have uncovered spectacular jewellery. Four stunning necklaces of smooth black stone, another one...