Science: Prehistoric City

Where did human society begin? Father Jesus Carballo, 76-year-old priest-archaeologist, believes that it might have had its start near his own parish in Santander, on the north coast of Spain. Father Carballo is chief explorer of Mt. Castillo, a prehistoric cave city where ancient man lived some 12,000 years ago while the glaciers crawled over Europe. After nearly 50 years of work, he has found the heart of the city, deep inside the mountain.

Crowned by a ruined fortress from which it gets its name, Mt. Castillo is 20 miles southwest of Santander in the heart of the Basque country. The rock...

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