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Multidisplinar A team led by Professor of Physical Anthropology at the University of Murcia Michael J.
Walter, this week launches a new phase of the campaign of excavation of the site of the Black Cave of the Incarnation.
The head of the department of Culture and Heritage in the city of Caravaca, Maria Cruz Perez, has referred to this activity, which takes place every July in Caravaca, as "a unique opportunity for meetings between students and teachers from different countries who share an enthusiasm for finding the roots of man. "
The mayor has also highlighted the international in recent years has acquired the site of La Cueva Negra and the name of Caravaca de la Cruz, with prominent appearances in scientific publications and media.
Until 20 July, a team of students, teachers and investigators try to locate new fossil remains of man, fauna and flora, which consolidate the Black Cave as one of the most valuable and prominent sites in Europe.
At the end of the campaign, announced a tour in charge of Professor Michael Walker to anyone who wants to see first hand the work done.
The Black Cave, located in the Strait of La Encarnación Quípar River, houses the remains of approximately 800,000 years old, as shown by laboratory studies in Oxford (England) and Berkeley (USA).
The remains found in previous campaigns caravaqueño make this location an international reference for the study of human evolution.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Caravaca de la Cruz
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