9,500-Year-Old Baskets Found In Spanish Cave

9,500-Year-Old Baskets And 6,200-Year-Old Sandals Found In Spanish Cave

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com –  Scientists have discovered and analyzed the first direct evidence of basketry among hunter-gatherer societies and early farmers in southern Europe (9,500 and 6,200 years ago), in the Cueva de los Murciélagos of Albuñol (Granada, Spain). This site is one of the most emblematic archaeological sites of prehistoric times in the […]

Perfectly Preserved 10,500-Year-Old Basket Found In Muraba'at Cave

Perfectly Preserved 10,500-Year-Old Basket Found In Muraba’at Cave

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – This large woven basket is still in perfect condition despite being 10,500-year-old! It is now the world’s oldest woven basket and it was discovered in Muraba‘at Cave in Israel. According to the Antiquities Authority, the basket was found empty and closed with a lid. Currently, it’s unknown what it once […]