It was first discovered in 1978 and has been the subject of much research ever since. Cueva Des-Cubierta Cave, a multi-layered cave. This means that there are many new things to discover on different levels.

It attracts the attention of cave scientists because of the studies conducted Used by Neanderthals for rituals revealed. This shows that a wealth of information can be discovered about Neanderthal social life, beliefs and rituals.

The skulls found in the third layer of the cave provide important information about what the animals were used for.

There is a rhinoceros skull and granite used as a hammerstone just above.

In the surveys conducted in the past, various tools and materials have been found in the cave. bone remains that may have belonged to children They found things like

The latest paper published in the journal Nature Human Behavior points to several findings. Skulls found according to what is described in the article carefully separated from the corpses of animals and elaborately processed with fire and various tools.

bison skull

Along with animals such as bison and aurochs that are now extinct animals such as rhinoceroses and deer It is believed that these skulls were not taken to the cave where the skulls were found.

The reason is that almost all skulls are outside the cave. that you were transported to the cave after processing consideration. According to the information in the study, some of the “nutritional” parts of the skulls, such as the eyes, are already in the parts that are processed and decomposed outside the cave.

The use of the cave for rituals and the fact that there are some signs such as burning with fire on the skulls indicate that these skulls may have been used for some rituals.

rhinoceros skull

The research team found that ritual use of animals in Neanderthals a common behavior emphasize that.

Another inference is that the skulls as loot after the hunt probability of being moved to the cave. However, the research team believes that this option cannot be accepted without further investigation.