Here we go with our latest round-up of news and views from around the world. If you see anything you think we might have missed, do drop us a line. Many thanks to Herman de Swart for sending in a large number of links!
Cave Art
Science et Avenir: New cave art discovered in Spain
The Guardian: ‘Humans were not centre stage’: how ancient cave art puts us in our place – podcast
My Modern Met: 6 Incredible Facts About the Prehistoric Altamira Cave Paintings
Atlas Obscura: Cave of Maltravieso: hiding what some believe are revolutionary examples of Neanderthal cave art.
Egypt Today: Ancient inscriptions inside South Sinai caves documented
Egypt Independent: Archaeologists document 12,00 year old inscription in South Sinai Cave
Cave Archaeology
Live Science: 9,900-year-old skeleton of horribly disfigured woman found in Mexican cave
PhysOrg: Siberian Neanderthals were intrepid nomads
The Siberian Times: Neanderthals made two epic invasions of Siberia
BBC News: Neanderthal ‘skeleton’ is first found in a decade
BBC: How did the last Neanderthals live?
The Siberian Times: 60,000-year-old Neanderthal ‘Swiss Army Knife’ found in Siberian cave
Science News: New cave fossils have revived the debate over Neandertal burials
NewScientist: Ancient humans in the Sahara ate fish before the lakes dried up
The Irish Post: A tour guide found a hoard of priceless Viking treasure while cleaning up litter in Kilkenny
Somerset County Gazette: Somerset cave helps reveal mystery of gruesome skeleton cups and bowls
The Westmorland Gazette: 150-year-old record of Yorkshire Dales cave unearthed
The Star: Sarawak to bring ancient Niah Cave skeletons back from the US
IFL Science: Neanderthal-Denisovan Ancestor Canoodled With Mystery Group Of “Super-Archaic” Humans
Cave Science
Smithsonian Magazine: Ancient Bat Guano Reveals Thousands of Years of Human Impact on the Environment
National Geographic: World’s largest cave fish discovered in India
Mail Online: Biggest ever blind subterranean fish discovered in Indian cave
PhysOrg: Solved: The mystery surrounding dinosaur footprints on a cave ceiling
Research Gate: In situ Underwater Tagging of Aquatic Organisms: A Test Using the Cave-Dwelling Olm, Proteus anguinus
The Independent: Rare European cave salamander stayed in the same spot for seven years
Zootaxa: A new genus of cave spider from Neotropical region
Phytotaxa: Lysimachia daqiaoensis (Primulaceae), a new cave species from Guangdong, China
Newsweek: Head of Giant 330-Million-Year-Old Shark Found in Wall of Kentucky Cave
The Brussells Times: Belgium is getting warmer and drier, stalagmite shows
Cave Exploration
The Majorca Daily Bulletin: Exploration of a cave sheds new light on Majorca’s first settlers
Time Out: New cave discovered near Split
Mail Online: AI powered drone creates a 3D map of the Dragon’s Breath Cave in Namibia
The Know Outdoors: Large cave discovered near Glenwood Springs in path of proposed mining expansion
The Colorado Sun: Newly discovered “Witches’ Pantry” cave above Glenwood Springs could further complicate mine expansion
Kool.107.9FM: New Cave Discovered in Glenwood Springs
Euro Weekly: The mysterious Treasure Cave nestled in the cliffs of la Axarquia
Cave Rescue
Khaleej Times: Diver in Thai cave rescue to share story in Dubai
Express: Thai cave rescue: scientists map tunnels that trapped boys
Dorset Echo: Dramatic operation to rescue couple trapped in sea cave filling with water
Craven Herald & Courier: A busy start to 2020 for Cave Rescue Organisation which last year saw its highest ever number of call outs
Knoxville TN: Missing man rescued after being trapped in Sparta cave
Somerset Live: 640 rescue missions carried out by a Somerset-based rescue team over 350 years
Bangkok Post: Meditating monk dies in cave fall
Daily Record: Watch dramatic rescue of stranded Fife walker trapped in cave by rising tide
Miscellaneous
National Post: Cave full of bats in China identified as source of virus almost identical to the one killing hundreds today
EurekAlert!: First genetic evidence of resistance in some bats to white-nose syndrome, a devastating fungal disease
China Dialogue: Four new fungi species discovered on one Yunnan bat
Atlas Obscura: New restaurant opens at Grand Canyon Caverns
Missouri Lawyers: Loss Coverage-‘Building Decay’-Cave Storage Facility
South China Morning Post on Facebook: China’s last cave people
Tasnin News Agency: Triple Banmasity Cave: A Tourist Attraction of Iran
San Diego Union Tribune: San Diego city officials ignored cave danger for too long
The Mainichi: Limestone cave ‘Lover’s Sanctuary’ lures couples in western Japan
Healthcare News: Simon Coencas, the last discoverer of the Lascaux Cave dies
Malay Mail: Perak to conduct study of limestone hills and caves after Gua Mat Surat vandalised
