“It is completely preserved, with all internal organs in place.” Grigorieva added that though this wasn’t the first time researchers have come across a prehistoric cave bear, it is the first ...

An abundance of bear bones has been found from Spain to Romania in caves where the animals once hibernated. "Caves are good places to preserve bones, and cave bears had the good sense to die there ...

But to come upon more than 100 prehistoric motifs—created over 24,000 years ago using unorthodox methods and preserved ... a bear scratch,” Ruiz-Redondo says. The mark was made by a cave ...

Claw marks and signs of burrowing show it was also used by cave bears, prehistoric relatives of the brown bear. Inside their hibernation chambers, researchers have found the remains of six human ...

Discovered 25 years ago in Dordogne, southwestern France, the Cussac cave is an immaculately preserved jewel of prehistory ...

"The Grotte de Cussac is exceptional for its well-preserved state ... burrowing show it was also used by cave bears, prehistoric relatives of the brown bear. Inside their hibernation chambers ...

Bear claw marks and man-made engravings ... Researchers in the partially explored cave must adhere to strict measures to preserve this fragile site, which has been listed as a historical monument ...