Peștera Muierilor

Peștera Muierilor - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Peștera Muierilor, or Peștera Muierii (Romanian for "The Women's Cave", or "The Woman's Cave"), is an elaborate cave system located in the Baia de Fier commune, Gorj County, Romania. It contains abundant cave bear remains, as well as a human skull. The skull is radiocarbon dated to 30,150 ± 800, indication an absolute age between 40,000 and 30,000 BP. It was uncovered in 1952. Alongside similar remains found in Cioclovina Cave (from 29,000 BP), they are among the most ancient early modern humans in Romanian prehistory. Read more on Wikipedia

type: ancient site
date from: Paleolithic

Source: en.wikipedia.org