Ancient Weapons In Cave Stumps Scientists

The prevailing theory is that the ancient weapons belonged to a hunter-gatherer society that was just passing through for a brief period of time. Carlos Viramontes, an archaeologist who reviewed the samples, suggests that similar hunter-gatherer tribes occupied the area as early as 7000 BC, and continued to do so until a couple of centuries after the Spanish arrived. Radiocarbon dating techniques suggest that the most recently discovered artifacts were left behind between AD 7-132.

This theory is supported by the fact that similarly dated ancient weapons were found in Mesa de León in 1989, which isn’t too far off from the Cueva del Tesoro. But until more data is collected and considered, it remains to be seen whether they belonged to the same group.