Researchers Uncovered a Long Hidden Chamber in the Famous Gibraltar Cave

After nearly ten years of digging, an endeavor to locate hidden tunnels and chambers inside the Gorham's Cave Complex in Gibraltar has paid greatly.

Intriguingly, a sea shell was discovered in the room, especially a big dog whelk shell. That's odd, considering whelks can't climb rocks, and the coastline is quite a distance away from the chamber. The cave is presently 65 feet (20 meters) above sea level, according to Finlayson, "so definitely someone got it up there some time before 40,000 years ago." He went on to say that the shell is "already an indication that humans have been up there."

The hunt for burial places within the Vanguard Cave complex will continue, as will archeological research. Future findings may provide new information on the Neanderthals, a group of people who went out around 40,000 years ago, maybe as recently as 32,000 years ago. Gorham's Caves in Gibraltar are said to be the last stronghold of the Neanderthals.

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