Dossier
high-altitude mining camps
Coverage of high-altitude mining camps in the Nexus archive.
- A child's tooth and strange green stones uncover a 5,500-year-old mystery
An ancient mountain cave in the Pyrenees may have been one of the earliest high-altitude mining camps, with evidence of repeated use over thousands of years. The discovery includes a child's remains and hints at potential prehistoric burials in deeper excavations.