Wonderful Finds from La Cueva de los Murciélagos

Archaeologists exploring Spain's Cave of the Bats have found wonderfully preserved artifacts, like these small baskets that date to around 7950-7360 B.C.

These were grave goods; the nineteenth-century miners who first explored the cave reported finding dozens of skeletons, along with bear's teeth, boar's tusks, and baskets. Amazing that new discoveries are still being made in this disturbed site.

These woven grass sandals date to around 4370-3740 B.C., making them the oldest found in Europe.

Wooden mallet, same date as the sandals.