'Tourists' have been visiting this European site for over 40,000 years | CNN

European tourism: it’s as old as time. In the 19th century, the US glitterati would pop over to Paris to refresh their wardrobes. From the 1700s, places like Venice and Rome were becoming essential tourist stops in Italy. In the Classical era there were, famously, the seven wonders of the world. None of these compare, however, to a cave in southern Spain which – it has just been revealed – has been visited by humans for over 41,000 years.

In one “room” of the cave, no fewer than 66 samples were taken. The process has identified “35,000 years of human occupation in the deep karst” and “at least 73 phases of distinct visits… between the Upper Palaeolithic and Recent Prehistory,” wrote the authors. That is the largest number of visits known for any prehistoric cave in Europe. They also found evidence of visitors from prehistoric cultures which had previously been thought to have left little trace in southern Spain.

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'Tourists' have been visiting this European site for over 40,000 years | CNNNerja Caves, in Spain, has long been known for its impressive collection of stalagmites, stalactites and prehistoric art. Now, scientists have calculated that people have been visiting for over 41,000 years – that’s 10,000 years more than previously thought.
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