Cave of Los Aviones

The Cave of Los Aviones, located at sea level near Cartagena in southeastern Spain, is a paleontology site dating back to the Middle Paleolithic era [1]. It is famous for having yielded in 2010 several perforated and painted seashell beads thought to have been crafted as jewelry by Neanderthals [1]. The cave is a cemented marine conglomerate [1]. The site has yielded ochred and perforated marine shells, red and yellow colorants, and shell containers that feature residues of complex pigment mixtures [1]. The pigments on the sea shells were dated to 115,000 years old [1].