Scientists examining a Spanish cave containing one of the largest concentrations of carnivores now believe they have uncovered the reason. Discovered in 1991 near Madrid, Batallones-1 has long puzzled scientists … Read More
Northern Spain’s Asturian Speleological Federation (FESPA) has just announced its second conference on caving safety and cave rescue. This two-day event, scheduled for April 6th and 7th, 2013, comes just … Read More
Northern Spain’s Asturian Speleological Federation (FESPA) will host its first conference on caving safety and cave rescue this weekend. This event, which will focus on caving first aid and rope … Read More
A team of scientists studying in an isolated region of Spain have discovered three new arthropod species in the Maestrazgo caves in Teruel. Found in the a seldom studied region … Read More
The bones of an ancient elephant have been discovered in a Spanish cave. An archaeological excavation in Cova del Rinoceront (Rhinoceros’ cave) near Barcelona uncovered the partial skeleton of a … Read More
A prominent French researcher has cautioned that the cave paintings in Spain need to need to be analyzed further before they can be confirmed as the oldest known examples in … Read More
Scientists studying the skulls of an extinct species of ibex have revealed that the wild goats were 50% bigger than their modern cousins. The skulls of two male and one … Read More
The never-ending competition to find the oldest known cave art has a new leader. An international team of English, Spanish and Portuguese researchers have dated paleolithic paintings in Northern Spain’s … Read More
A new mineral has recently been discovered in a Spanish cave. Located in the northern region of Cantabria, the cave, known as El Soplao, contains the only known deposit of … Read More
Six paintings of seals in a Spanish Cave are now thought to be the oldest works of art ever found, surpassing those in Chauvet Cave in southern France by 10,000 … Read More
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