Learn about the El Mirón cave in northern Spain, home to the unusually red bones of a buried woman and ancient carnivores that came to scavenge for leftovers.
Learn about the El Mirón cave in northern Spain, home to the unusually red bones of a buried woman and ancient carnivores that came to scavenge for leftovers.In the cave of El Mirón in northern Spain, intrigue surrounds a woman who was laid to rest there 19,000 years ago.
In the future, researchers will aim to recover nuclear DNA from the El Mirón sediments, which could provide an even more detailed look at the genetic makeup of the Red Lady.The new study shows that El Mirón was home to several animals throughout the Paleolithic Era. Most notably, carnivores — like the one that chewed on the Red Lady’s tibia — frequented the cave during the Paleolithic.
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