New dates have been obtained for artifacts from southwestern Germany’s Geißenklösterle Cave, using an improved technique that removes contamination from the samples. The cave is noted for its personal ornaments, figurative art, mythical imagery, and musical instruments, which mark the beginning of the Aurignacian period for what are thought to have been modern humans. The […]

A 1,000-year-old skull in Belize’s Actun Tunichil Muknal cave was damaged when a tourist dropped his camera on it. There are a total of 15 skeletons in the cave, which the Maya used as a place of sacrifice. Artifacts have also been found that had been left as offerings to the gods. “I think this incident […]