New discovery at Pertosa-Auletta cave: ancient chisels from the Bronze Age

Archaeologists found intact wood chisels from the Bronze Age, showing the sophisticated toolmaking skills of prehistoric cave dwellers.

The Pertosa-Auletta Caves are the only cave system in Italy with a navigable river, and visitors can take guided boat tours to the underground waterfall and the Great Hall, a huge cave chamber that rises up to 24 meters high. Photo: @Central Archaeological Institute of Italy.

There is also evidence of human habitation in this cave 8,000 years ago. Photo: @Italian Central Institute of Archaeology.

The presence of the river preserved organic materials in the cave, and previous excavations have uncovered a prehistoric pile house from the 2nd century BC. Photo: @Central Institute of Archaeology of Italy.

This is a unique example in the European archaeological record of a pile house built in an underground environment. Photo: @Central Institute of Archaeology of Italy.

Many of the artifacts excavated in the Pertosa-Auletta Cave have ritual purposes. Archaeologists have identified coins, ornaments, ointment jars, incense burners, sculptures and burnt plant remains. Photo: @Central Institute of Archaeology of Italy.

Recently, while excavating the Pertosa-Auletta Cave, experts from the Italian Central Institute of Archaeology unexpectedly discovered another strange artifact. Photo: @Italian Central Institute of Archaeology.

It is a chisel dating from the Bronze Age. Photo: @Italian Central Institute of Archaeology.

The research team determined that this chisel was extremely well preserved. Photo: @Central Institute of Archaeology of Italy.

In its current state, the chisel with its strange wooden handle is intact and firmly attached, reflecting the sophisticated and skillful toolmaking skills of the ancient people who lived in this cave. Photo: @Central Institute of Archaeology of Italy.

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