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Discoveries
Hidden Charcoal Dates Font-de-Gaume Cave Paintings in France
Chemical imaging has revealed charcoal within black pigments at France’s Font-de-Gaume cave, making direct radiocarbon dating possible. The results date a bison to 13,461–13,162 calBP and suggest that different parts of a mask-like figure were created during several widely separated periods.
Sep 8, 2026
Excavations
Prado Vargas Excavation Expands Neanderthal Layer to 140 Square Meters
The 2026 excavation season at Prado Vargas Cave in northern Spain added 32 square meters to a Neanderthal occupation layer dated to about 46,000 years ago. More than 1,500 animal remains and stone tools were recovered, supporting the interpretation of the area as a substantial camp.
Sep 7, 2026