The Spanish team started their work after a group of cavers stumbled upon two skeletons in a deep and complex cave system high up in the Cantabrian Mountains of northwest Spain in 2006. The human remains, which belonged to two men in their early 30s, had been extremely well preserved by the cool environment of the cave. Carbon dating put the remains at around 7,000 years old, before farming had swept into Europe from the Middle East. The timing ﬁtted with ancient artifacts found at the site, including perforated reindeer teeth that were strung and hung from the people’s clothing.
What does carbon dating tell us about the skeletons?
They were from the time before the introduction of farming in Europe They belonged to men who arrived in Europe from the Middle East They belonged to men in their early 30s They were from a time around the Middle Ages