Cueva del Milodón Natural Monument
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Corporación Nacional Forestal |
Cueva del Milodón Natural Monument is a
The monument is situated along the flanks of
Milodón Cave
The largest cave in the monument is the 200 metres (660 ft) long Milodón Cave. It was discovered in 1895 by Hermann Eberhard, German explorer of Patagonia. He found a large, seemingly fresh piece of skin of an unidentified animal. In 1896 the cave was explored by Otto Nordenskjöld and later it was recognized that the skin belonged to Mylodon – an extinct animal which died 10,200–13,560 years ago.
In the cave and other caves of the monument have been found remnants of other extinct animals and human remnants.
At the entrance of the monument is a life size replica of the prehistoric Mylodon, which was a very large herbivore, somewhat resembling a large bear. It became extinct at the end of the
Animal remains
The cave is named after the large
Human remains
Diverse elements of human habitation are found[4] at Cueva del Milodón including fire-fractured rock, lithic tools and human remains. Human habitation at Cueva del Milodón is dated as early as 6000 BC.[5]
Panorama
See also
- Cerro Toro
- Eberhard Fjord
- Martin Gusinde Anthropological Museum
- Hippidion saldiasi
References
- ^ "WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY: "EN KARUNKINKA QUEREMOS ATRAER ECOTURISMO Y OFRECER UNA EXPERIENCIA LEJOS DE LA CIVILIZACIÓN"". www.santiago-hotels-chile.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2009.
- ^ C. Michael Hogan, Cueva del Milodon, Megalithic Portal, 13 April 2008 [1]
- ^ Milodón's Cave Archived 2009-07-05 at the Wayback Machine in Letsgochile.com
- ^ "Cueva del Milodon". The Megalithic Portal.
- ISBN 0-444-51478-3