Archaeologists who conducted studies of a flooded cave in Spain discovered evidence of the presence of the ancient Romans here, who carried out ritual practices at this place. According to scientists, the age of discovered artifacts is 1900 years, reports Live Science.

Researchers said that they studied the depths of the cave with a flashlight when they noticed a rusty coin stuck between the crack in the ceiling and stalactitis. The subsequent analysis showed that the coin dates from the time of Emperor Claudius, who rules the Roman Empire from 41 to 54 years. Scientists believe that a coin was placed here as an offer.

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Researchers also managed to find 15 inscriptions carved by people who lived on the Pyrenee peninsula at the time when the region was controlled by the Romans. But the meaning of these inscriptions remains unclear. These marks and coin may indicate that the Romans considered the cave a sacred place.

The discoveries made back in the 1960s indicate that people inhabited Kova de Les-Dones, which means “women's cave” in the Catalan Span, for thousands of years.

“The inscriptions and the coin are irrefutable evidence that the sanctuary continued to be used or was re-profiled by the Romans,” said Aitrator Ruis-reddo, who was one of the leaders of the cave study at Spain, a professor of the prehistoric period at the University of Saragos..

Scientists have already managed to find in the cave the ceramics of the Iron Age and prehistoric rock drawings, including images of the heads of the tour and deer. In the study of 2023, scientists cataloged more than 110 drawings. .

New discoveries indicate that the Romans carried out rituals in the cave about the) era.

“This discovery confirms the continuity of the ritual use of this place during various historical periods,” Ruis-Dodono said.

Roman inscriptions are at a distance of about 200 meters from the entrance to the cave. According to previous studies, it consists of one camera 500 meters long and goes into steep canyon.

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