Space Daily September 14, 2026 β€’ 07:15

About 176,000 years ago, Neanderthals built enormous rings from broken stone formations 336 meters inside a French cave β€” more than two tonnes of material arranged in total darkness for a purpose archaeologists still cannot explain - Space Daily

About 176,000 years ago, Neanderthals built enormous rings from broken stone formations 336 meters inside a French cave β€” more than two tonnes of material arranged in total darkness for a purpose archaeologists still cannot explain - Space Daily

The discovery forces archaeologists to reconsider what Neanderthals were capable ofβ€”and what drove them into the deepest darkness.

Two and a bit tonnes of snapped rock, stacked into neat circles, in a chamber that has never once seen daylight.
Nobody has worked out why.
Bruniquel Cave sits above the Aveyron gorges in the Tarn-… [+5056 chars]

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