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Ice Age engravings found in a heavily visited Catalan cave

Published the peer-reviewed study

Visitors walked past the engraved walls of Cova de la Font Major for decades, some carving names over Ice Age marks. In 2019, archaeologist Josep Maria Vergès spotted them under raking light, and researchers now describe 280 Paleolithic motifs, including 55 animal figures.

Updated 2 hours ago

One-tonne hoard of Iron Age iron bars hints at vast ancient trade

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As of September 2026: Published the study

In spring 2019, gravel workers pulling material from the Danube near Deinham in Upper Austria noticed double-pointed iron bars coming up with the excavator. They reported the find to Austria's Federal Monuments Office. The office recovered at least 500 bars weighing roughly a tonne, the largest prehistoric iron cache ever found in Europe.

Updated Sep 23