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We found numerous remains of animals and tools used by prehistoric man
A team of students and experts in paleontology from different countries have worked in recent weeks in the Black Cave, a site located in the Strait of La Encarnación (Caravaca de la Cruz) where they have found valuable fossil remains of man and wildlife and flora with a length of between 900,000 and 800,000 years.
The mayor of Caravaca, Domingo Aranda, and director of the excavation, Michael Walker, presented this morning to the media the results of the XX archaeological excavations carried out in this strategic location for the study of human evolution.
And prehistorian paleoanthropologist Michel Walker reported that "some elements and utensils found this year demonstrate the intelligence and versatility cognitive and manual fossil man of almost a million years old."
In addition, continue to find various species of animals, now extinct, that highlight the great antiquity of the site.
The campaigns conducted continuously over the last twenty years have consolidated as La Cueva Negra a unique site in Europe for the number, variety and characteristics of Paleolithic tools in the industry.
During the last few seasons have located the remains of teeth and bone fragments of European fossil man or Homo heidelbergensis preneandertal type as well as numerous species of wildlife such as elephants, rhinoceros, giant deer, bison, monkeys, hyenas, bears and more sixty types of birds.
The work performed showed that primitive man enjoyed in this enclave of biodiversity provided by the proximity of lakes and wetlands, riparian forests of the valley, steppe plateau, steep slopes of the mountains, and so on.
Integra Foundation is currently working to create a graphical animation film The Black Cave.
Moreover, as Professor Walker has announced, is preparing a book with illustrations of prehistoric man in the Region of Murcia, which will focus primarily on the deposits of La Cueva Negra and Sima de las Palomas.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Caravaca de la Cruz
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