Hiding in the very heart of Nice, France, hides the Grotte du Lazaret, not a cave you'd invite over for tea. It's a remnant, a remnant of a time shrouded in mystery, a sneak peek into the lives of our noodle-headed ancestors. With over 20,000 of their fossilized faunal bone fragments uncovered, it's a veritable ossuary, more puzzling than it clarifies. Who were these sinister inhabitants? Were they Homo heidelbergensis, proto-Neanderthals, or simple bon vivants who enjoyed a hearty barbecue? The thick layers of their existence in the cave could conceal the solution to this prehistoric conundrum, but tread softly, for the secrets of this cave are as obscure and cryptic as the minds of those who once called it home.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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