This amazing cave or pure crystals, some as long as 36 feet, has been discovered. The story and the photographs are amazing. picked by indierockcafe 2 years ago

The new research of the Paleolithic cave located in France, revealed that people, who lived in prehistoric times, preferred to draw their famous cave sketches in locations that have a natural resonant sound. picked by maxriter 5 months ago

Excavators have unearthed what are believed to be some of the oldest prehistoric bones discovered in a cave in Wisconsin. The bones have been dated to between 5,600 and 5,800 years old, said Dr. John Luczaj, an earth science professor. They were discovered in New Hope Cave at Cherney Maribel Caves County Park in January and February. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

Amazingly built into a cave, Predjama castle is one of the most visited castles in Europe. Predjama castle and it's caves are situated about 12 km from Postojna, world famous for its extensive karst cave. picked by Neiako 2 years ago

BEIJING (Reuters) - China is to create a tourist resort in a giant cave used by the former Nationalist government as a secret aircraft factory during World War Two, the official Xinhua news agency said Tuesday. The Haikong cave, in verdant mountains near the southwestern city and wartime capital of Chongqing, will cost about 500 million yuan ($68 million) to develop, the report said. Nothing say... read full post picked by bevissimo 11 months ago

This is an article on the geology of Gibraltar by Freddie Gomez. It includes four interesting photos of cave formations. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A Nepalese shepherd lead experts to a partially collapsed cave containing the 12th to 14th century depictions of scenes from Buddha's life. Explorers used ice axes to cut their way into the inaccessible 3,400m-high cave. picked by BrownTrout 2 years ago

Archaeologists are opening a cave sealed for more than 30 years deep beneath a Mexican pyramid to look for clues about the mysterious collapse of one of ancient civilization's largest cities. picked by donteatpoop 5 months ago

Four children (one 18 month old) are among 29 cult members holed up in a cave. Cult has threatened suicide if cops interfere. picked by bluenutria 1 year ago

A cave is a natural underground void large enough for a human to enter. This cave you can not only enter, but you can sit down on the sofa and watch TV as well in an awesome underground home. Who said cave dwelling had to be uncomfortable? picked by FreeMind 11 months ago

Until you notice the orange-suited men clambering around, it's hard to grasp the extraordinary scale of this underground crystal forest.

Nearly 1,000ft below the Chihuahua Desert in Mexico, this cave was discovered by two brothers drilling in the Naica lead and silver mine. It is an eerie sight. picked by AutumnLotus 1 month ago

North America's oldest conifer tree and some ancient scorpion parts are among the fossil treasures found in a newly discovered cave in Illinois. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

An Italian sociologist has taken up residence
in an underground cave, where he is hoping
to spend the next three years of his life. picked by robfouryqr 2 years ago

Deep inside an underwater cave in Mexico, archaeologists may have discovered the oldest human skeleton ever found in the Americas. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

Remains in Riverbluff cave date back 1 million years. picked by hypnotode 2 years ago

European have been discovered in a cave in Spain, pushing back the beginnings of human occupation of the Continent by up to 400,000 years. The jawbone and teeth found in the Atapuerca hills, near Burgos, have been reliably dated to between 1.1 million and 1.2 million years ago, and probably come from a female who was among the first ancient humans to inhabit Europe. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

Cave is like an ice-age time capsule, and is a goldmine for fossils and remains of prehistoric ice-age beasts. picked by donteatpoop 2 years ago

The painting dates from 650 A.D. and has been found in caves in Afghanistan's Bamiyan Valley. The discovery reverses a common perception that the oil painting, considered a typically Western art, originated in Europe, where the earliest examples date to the early 12th century A.D. picked by MandolinOrange 10 months ago

Perhaps one of the best kept secrets of WWII. In the event of Gibraltar being captured by German forces, six men would have been sealed into a secret chamber in order to observe the Germans for up to a year. The chamber was discovered in 1997 but no 1st hand account was available.

Until now. picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago

British and Iranian archaeologists have discovered the ruins of a 200 kilometre-long wall, the second longest wall in Asia after the Great Wall of China, in northern Iran. picked by misswinkle 1 year ago