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Santimamiñe Cave, presented in Argentina

Entrada a la cueva de Santimamiñe
Digital journal INFOBAE has just published an article about Santimamiñe Cave and its paintings

The “footprint” left behind 30,000 years ago by mammoth hunters in...

Miembros del grupo de investigación en plena excavación. Foto- UPV:EHU
New archeological work by the Univ. of the Basque Country at Isturitz Cave provides more evidence that humans were hunting mammoths 30,000 years ago

Preconceptions of “national essence” when discussing the Ezkuzta Magdalenian sticks

 Estado original de la varilla 3 en el momento de su descubrimiento (fotografía: Antxieta Arkeologia Taldea).
A few days ago, we came across an article on several sites about a study carried out by a group of Basque scientists on...

The “Basque influence” on the prehistory of Easter Island

This article was translated by John R. Bopp A while back, we blogged about the story of the king of the Moluku Islands who, in the...

The Basque shepherd dog, a very old and intelligent breed (a...

Perro Pastor Vasco
This article was translated by John R. Bopp A while back, we blogged about this race of dogs.  We’re doing so again today because of an...

UPV/EHU & Oxford: Burials, eating, and social structures 5,000 years ago

Dolmen en la rioja Alavesa
This article was translated by John R. Bopp We never cease to be amazed at Science’s ability to reach huge conclusions through the smallest details.  In...

The discovery of prehistory etchings in Armintxe has become a global...

Grabados de 14.000 años de antigüedad descubiertos en la cueva de Armintxe (Lekeitio -Basque Country)
This article was translated by John R. Bopp In the last few years, the names of Bicayne caves have been showing up in media all over...

Artists triumph around the world only 14,000 years after creating their...

El arqueólogo Diego Garate muestra las pinturas con representaciones de animales que fueron halladas en la cueva de Atxurra. (DIPUTACIÓN FORAL DE BIZKAIA )
This article was translated by John R. Bopp All who’ve read Jean M. Auel’s The Clan of the Cave Bear have discovered the magic and profound...

The extensive “economic area” of San Sebastian 25,000 years ago

About 25,000 years ago, in the Late Stone Age, a group of Cro-Magnons established a campsite at modern-day San Sebastian, and kept it running...

A 25,000-year-old pendant found in a Basque cave

The newly found pendant (Aranzadi / University of the Basque Country)
A decorative and practical pendant has been found in Irakaitznear Zestoa, and dated to 25,000 years ago