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Ancient Mountain Cave Reveals 5,500-Year-Old High-Altitude Mining Operations in the Pyrenees

Child's remains and green mineral fragments suggest prehistoric communities repeatedly visited remote cave for copper processing. Discovery challenges beliefs about early human use of mountain environments.

Ancient Mountain Cave Reveals 5,500-Year-Old High-Altitude Mining Operations in the Pyrenees
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archaeology prehistoric mining copper processing Pyrenees ancient technology