Neanderthals built mysterious cave structures 175,000 years ago

The Guardian. ^ | 5/25/2016 | Ian Sample

[JimSEA]

Mysterious structures found deep inside a French cave are the work of Neanderthal builders who lived in the region more than 100,000 years before modern humans set foot in Europe.

The extraordinary constructions are made from nearly 400 stalagmites that have been yanked from the ground and stacked on top of one another to produce rudimentary walls on the damp cave floor.

The most prominent formations are two ringed walls, built four layers deep in places, which appear to have been propped up with stalagmites wedged in place as vertical stays. The largest of the walls is nearly seven metres across and, where intact, stands up to 40cm high.

“This is completely different to anything we have seen before. I find it very mysterious,” said Marie Soressi, an archaeologist at Leiden University, who was not involved in the research. Unique in the history of Neanderthal achievements, the structures rank among the earliest human building projects ever discovered.

[JimSEA]

This was published last month but I searched and didn't find anything under the title. A 175,000 old religious shrine? A lot of questions.

[JimSEA]

I’m sure you’ve seen this.

[Tennessee Nana]

flying saucers ???

[trisham]

Very cool. My ancient relatives.

[T-Bone Texan]

I theorize that the structures were built to keep bugs off them as they slept.

[MissEdie]

No, it was the first Man Cave.

[Texan5]

I think you’re right-bugs, snakes, bats*** and maybe to deter bears from eating them-and fires to cook food and keep warm in a damp, cold cave...

[hal ogen]

I believe they built the structures to keep Clown prince nobama and benghazi hillary away. Very foresighted.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks JimSEA, it sounds like we had one about this, but I’m not all that sharp right now...

[rustling noise]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3433986/posts

Will post the msg in a couple minutes, maybe also ping it, I’m just a great big old topic whore. ;’)

[bgill]

Not so mysterious. They used what they had.

[Boogieman]

Well, I wouldn’t live in one of those, but a stalagmite.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks JimSEA.

[CurlyDave]

Looks like a dildo collection to me.

[Article10]

Pre flood humans...

[tumblindice]

"Did you say a dildo collection?"

[JimSEA]

175,000 years ago. That’s 171,000 years before the supposed flood and 169,000 years before everything was created. That’s in addition to the fact that there is no evidence of any such worldwide flood. None.

[dfwgator]

“I’ll sock it to you Daddy!”

[Boomer]

I’m sure obie and cankles have already said they didn’t build it; their government did.

Mentally deranged liberals are so easy to predict.

[Article10]

Hmmm...OK,if you say so...

[762X51]

Well, I wouldn’t live in one of those, but a stalagmite.

Ba-da-bum.