Excavations at Prado Vargas now span 140 square meters of a Neanderthal layer
Researchers expanded the Neanderthal layer to 140 square meters and recovered more than 1,500 animal remains, strengthening evidence of a large camp.
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Excavations at Prado Vargas now span 140 square meters of a Neanderthal layer
The 2026 field season at Prado Vargas Cave, located in the village of Cornejo in the northern province of Burgos, Spain, within the Ojo Guareña karst complex, has expanded the excavation of Neanderthal sublevel 4D by 32 square meters (344 square feet), bringing the total excavated area to 140 square meters (1,507 square feet). More than 1,500 animal remains and stone tools were recovered, strengthening the interpretation of this roughly 46,000-y…
Archaeologists will find a 46,000-year-old warehouse with tools and animal bones in the Prado Vargas Cave in Spain. Learn more about the find.
In the north of the province of Burgos, hidden in the karstic complex of Ojo Guareña, one of the largest cavity systems in Europe, the site of the cave of Prado Vargas continues to reveal fundamental chapters of the history of humanity. The summer excavation campaign of 2026, which has just [...]
Spanish Cave Reveals One of the Largest Known Neanderthal Camps
Archaeologists working in a cave in northern Spain have uncovered further evidence of a large Neanderthal camp dating back approximately 46,000 years. During the 2026 excavation season, researchers expanded their work at Prado Vargas Cave in Cornejo, a village in Spain’s Burgos province. The cave forms part of the enormous Ojo Guareña network of underground […]
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