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From: Savant1/31/2026 12:31:46 PM
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Scientists just opened a 40,000-year-old sealed chamber and discovered new Neanderthal history

The chamber was sealed intentionally by the Neanderthals...40,000 years ago

In southern France, archaeologists working inside Grotte Mandrin prepared to open a section of the cave sealed since roughly forty thousand years ago. The site had been studied for decades, but this chamber remained untouched, blocked by collapsed stone and compacted sediment. When the barrier was finally breached in 2024, researchers paused. Air samples were taken. Cameras were lowered. The space beyond had not interacted with the outside world since Neanderthals last stood there, raising both scientific promise and risk.

Scientists just opened a 40,000-year-old sealed chamber and discovered new Neanderthal history

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