While surveying with his companions in the canyons of the northern Flinders Mountains, southern Australia, Clifford wanted to stop to pee.
The cliff where Clifford Coulthard was discovered has historical traces by accident.
Suddenly, while looking for a suitable place to go to the toilet, Clifford Coulthard saw cliffs with a rather strange texture. Out of curiosity, he went deeper to see and discovered that the ceiling of the cave was stained with smoke, a sign that humans were once there.
He hastily called his companions to take a look, and they later found evidence that the ancient aboriginal peoples were there and that the cave was one of their refuges. A large-scale survey was organized.
The survey was organized by scientists right away.
At first, Clifford thought that the tracks were only about 5,000 years old. However, the results of the examination show that this trace dates back to 49,000 years ago. It shows human history dating back a long time. After excavating, scientists found 4,300 objects made by human hands, along with more than 200 animal bones.
Many valuable artifacts have been unearthed
In particular, there are bones of Diprotodon optatum, a long-extinct prehistoric animal. They can be up to 4 meters tall and weigh more than 2 tons. With such a size, it is clear that this species cannot get into caves, so scientists believe that they were the food of the ancient aborigines.
Ancient giant animals
Obviously, this is a finding of great significance in the study of the origin of mankind. More strangely, it was discovered by accident.
