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Scientists Intrigued by Non-Human Skull Embedded in Cave Wall

Scientists Intrigued by Non-Human Skull Embedded in Cave Wall
science9/6/2025

Scientists believe they're close to solving an ancient mystery involving a strange hominin skull that was neither Neanderthal nor human found fused to a cave wall with a stalagmite sticking out of the top in Northern Greece. In a new study published in the Journal of Human Evolution, researchers from France's Institut de Paléontologie Humaine (or Human Paleontology Institute in English) claim they've been able to place an age on "Petralona cranium," which was after the cave system where the myst

Scientists believe they're close to solving an ancient mystery involving a strange hominin skull, neither Neanderthal nor human, that was found fused to a cave wall — with a stalagmite sticking out of the top, to complete the eerie scene — in Macedon... [2962 chars]