Ahshtyrskaya Cave, Russia
From series “Famous Stables of Ancient People”
The Akhshtyrskaya Cave is also an outstanding archaeological place in the world. This cave you can find in Sochi, Russia. Edouard Alfred Martel, a French scientist, had found it during the large researching in 1903. In 1936, archaeologist Sergei Nikolayevich Zamyatin excavated the first prehistoric human remains.
The large researchers were held there until 2008. There were found about 6 000 parts of animals’ bones. Mostly from dears, goats, bison, wolves, foxes and other animals. The first inhabitants of the cave were the Neanderthals more than 70 000 years ago. When they had left the planet, the cave became inhabited for about 20 000 years. After this period, it became home for Cro-Magnon man.
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Fuel station: 'STO skhod-razval , zamena masla!' in 6.61 km
Supermarket: 'Gold fish' in 0.45 km
Parking: 'Velobaza Tsdo' in 8 km
Apotheek: 'Budte zdorovy' in 7.04 km
Police station: 'private security' in 10 km
Cafe/restaurant: 'Akhshtyrskiy Kanyon, Piknikovyy Kompleks' in 0.3 km
Railway station: 'Aeroport Sochi (Adler)' in 9 km
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From the series 'Dangerous Faults and Rifts of Earth Crust'
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