Prehistoric cave found in China

[Wayne Harrison]

Sealed away from the outside world for millions of years, a mountain cave located in Xintian Town, Xuancheng City, southern Anhui Province has recently been excavated and classified by archeologists as a prehistoric cave. It harbors a trove of animal fossil bones and vessels.

A huge crescent fossil bone weighing two kilograms was unearthed during the discovery. Experts have verified it as an Asian elephant tooth, the first one of its kind to be excavated from southern Anhui Province.

<a href="http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/Archaeology/223668.htm">via China.org</a>

[Phil Winkler]

Hmmm..are there any caves that are not prehistoric?

[Wayne Harrison]

Good point. But the term is used -- just Google "prehistoric cave".

Even National Geographic calls a cave prehistoric:

Prehistoric Cave Discovered; 8 New Species Thrive Inside

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news ... -cave.html

[wyandottecaver]

neither here nor there... but a small cave on an indiana military installation was enlarged considerably by the dumping of millions of gallons of water polluted by acid waste during world war 2 and after. so some of the cave is "prehistoric" and some is "historic" since it was still water action the cave looks very natural....cant recommend eating the sediments though.....

[Ronaldo]

No need for cavers to waste their time micro-shaving, just wash it open.....