Nerja Caves, in Spain, has long been known for its impressive collection of stalagmites, stalactites and prehistoric art. Now, scientists have calculated that people have been visiting for over ...

Spain’s Nerja Caves, an Underground Gallery of Prehistoric Art, Has Been a Tourist Destination for 41,000 Years, a New Study Says Scientists have studied soot and charcoal residue left by ...

His team say that charcoal remains found beside six of the paintings – preserved in Spain’s Nerja caves – have been radiocarbon dated to between 43,500 and 42,300 years old.