Archaeological treasure in a cave near Arandjelovac: This is what Risovaca hunter's family looked like

Photo: Ivan Strahinic

Risovaca Hill is located at the entrance to Arandjelovac. A cave of the same name was discovered in mid-20th century and is now visited by about 30,000 tourists every year, some coming from Serbia and some from other countries.

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Although, according to some sources, the locals knew about the existence of the cave, the public learned about it only in 1950, thanks to a quarry located on the bank of the Kubrsnica River.

Three years later, archaeological exploration began, and what was found in Risovaca has enormous archaeological and paleontological significance.

It was established that the fossilized bones and teeth discovered there belonged to numerous animal species that lived in the steppes around Risovaca Hill during the Ice Age - cave bear, woolly rhinoceros, deer, cave lion, mammoth, cave hyena, leopard, bison...

Stone and bone tools were also found in the cave, testifying to the life of Neanderthal hunters in the Middle Paleolithic.

The cave system itself is about 190 meters long, and in one part visitors can see figures of both a cave bear and a cave lion made out of polyurethane, as well as those representing what a family of a Risovaca hunter would have looked like.

Photo: Ivan Strahinic

(Ona.rs)