40 strange Cave Discoveries that are hard to be explained

Life Found In Crystals

In a cave located in Naica, Mexico, scientists claim to have found life in the form of crystals. The group investigating the place was not under the impression that they could find something like this. The life they found is around 50,000 years old.

The bacterias found, survived in the cave by feasting on iron and magnesium that existed within these crystals. The introduction to this form of life had widened the scope of finding it under more circumstances. 

 Bats

Now, what’s surprising about that? We already know that bats live in caves and dark places. The disturbing fact about this particular cave in the Monfort Bat Sanctuary is the number of bats that thrive here. Though the cave is just 245 feet deep but right from the entrance there is a thick layer of black on the walls. A quivering sound keeps coming to haunt you and you find yourself surrounded by thousands of bats. No a fun place to be in, right?

 The Primitive Colony

Neanderthals were primitives, now extinct species who lived around Eurasia until 40,000 years ago. Research suggests that they used the cave’s stalactites and stalagmites for some of their strange rituals or gatherings. In this particular cave, 400 such structures were found. Though we are not yet sure of the purpose with which they built these, it has surely given us an insight into the ancient culture. 

 Ancient Jewelry

Jewelry has been an important part of any civilization’s culture and legacy. In a cave called the Cueva de Los Avinoes, scientists found jewelry made by Neanderthals. Apart from these, primitive art was also found on the walls of this cave. The jewelry is dated to be as old as 115,000 years. These arts and jewelry are one of the oldest to be ever found.

To explain that in a better way, this jewelry was created more than 20,000 years before the first modern human arrived in Europe. 

 The New Old Human

Evolution of living beings dates even before the history we have read in books. Every time we think we know enough, nature passes on a gift that we have never received. In this particular cave in Africa, the world’s largest discovery of skeletal bone was done. The interesting fact was that these were the first of its kind to be ever discovered. This discovery led us to believe that we found a new species of human that existed something like 3 million years ago. The species was given the name Homo Naledi.  

Ancient Cannibals 

Some chapters from the past induce so much horror that they are better left unsaid. In this dark and despicable cave somewhere in Spain, scientists have found that Neanderthal practiced cannibalism somewhere around 10,000 years ago. The bones that have been found in the cave were dented, crushed and broken in ways that suggest cannibalism. Scientists also believe that cannibalism by this tribe was not carried out for nutrients but as an intimidating act for other competing tribes.

Research also suggests that Neanderthal had small social-network, that is why they failed to co-operate with each other and ended up eating each other at hard times.