{"id":9123,"date":"2022-12-14T10:40:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T09:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/culture\/historical-and-cultural-routes\/the-history-of-man-350000-years-ago\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T15:37:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T13:37:41","slug":"the-history-of-man-350000-years-ago","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/en\/culture\/historical-and-cultural-routes\/the-history-of-man-350000-years-ago\/","title":{"rendered":"The History of Man 350,000 years ago"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1432555886\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1471649810\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:50%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1709\" src=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Museo-Archeolgoci-del-Finale_Ursus-Spelaeus-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Museo-Archeolgoci-del-Finale_Ursus-Spelaeus-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Museo-Archeolgoci-del-Finale_Ursus-Spelaeus-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Museo-Archeolgoci-del-Finale_Ursus-Spelaeus-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Museo-Archeolgoci-del-Finale_Ursus-Spelaeus-1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Museo-Archeolgoci-del-Finale_Ursus-Spelaeus-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Museo-Archeolgoci-del-Finale_Ursus-Spelaeus-1-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1471649810 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1432555886 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_390615622\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row align-middle\"  id=\"row-2113729803\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1423337052\" class=\"col hide-for-small medium-1 small-12 large-1\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1291610479\" class=\"col medium-10 small-12 large-10\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3570655049\" class=\"text testi-titolo-laterale\">\n\t\t\n\n<p style=\"font-family: 'Rubik'; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500; color: rgba(39,39,39,0.4);\"><br>\n350,000 YEARS OF HISTORY\n<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3570655049 {\n  font-size: 1.5rem;\n  color: rgb(204, 208, 212);\n}\n#text-3570655049 > * {\n  color: rgb(204, 208, 212);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1291610479 > .col-inner {\n  margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1300029581\" class=\"col hide-for-small medium-1 small-12 large-1\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-157065501\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-430452784\" class=\"col hide-for-small medium-1 small-12 large-1\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-430452784 > .col-inner {\n  margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-310587387\" class=\"col medium-7 small-12 large-7\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3912637318\" class=\"text testi-titolo\">\n\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"testi-titolo\">A land that tells human history<\/h3>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3912637318 {\n  color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\n}\n#text-3912637318 > * {\n  color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-4247495801\" class=\"text testi-body\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>The presence of many karstic caves has made the <strong>Finale area one of the main reference points for international prehistoric archaeology specifically interested in the origin of humanity.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Archaeological sites have yielded many artifacts that track the evolution of stone-chipping techniques. These techniques produced increasingly refined tools essential for hunting and daily activities.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row row-collapse\"  id=\"row-234429022\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-296284511\" class=\"col medium-4 small-6 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_958093493\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-zoom image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:100%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"702\" src=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MAF_1-1024x702-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MAF_1-1024x702-1.webp 1024w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MAF_1-1024x702-1-300x206.webp 300w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MAF_1-1024x702-1-768x527.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_958093493 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1060363577\" class=\"col medium-4 small-6 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1850960726\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-zoom image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:100%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MAF_4-684x1024-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MAF_4-684x1024-1.webp 684w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MAF_4-684x1024-1-200x300.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1850960726 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1532962178\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_267972077\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-zoom image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:100%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/finale-ligure-giovane-principe-arene-candide-scheletro-mudif-1024x649-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/finale-ligure-giovane-principe-arene-candide-scheletro-mudif-1024x649-1.webp 1024w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/finale-ligure-giovane-principe-arene-candide-scheletro-mudif-1024x649-1-300x190.webp 300w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/finale-ligure-giovane-principe-arene-candide-scheletro-mudif-1024x649-1-768x487.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_267972077 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wtbx_vc_text_element wtbx_vc_text_element-86272524 wtbx_display_block\">\n<div class=\"wtbx_vc_el_container wtbx_vc_text_element_container\">\n<div class=\"wtbx_text_element_content\">\n<div class=\"wtbx_text_element_inner\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>These testimonies are currently exhibited at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/2020\/09\/27\/alla-scoperta-del-museo-archeologico-del-finale\/\"><strong>Archaeological Museum of Finale<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp; in <a href=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/finalborgo\/\">Finalborgo<\/a><\/strong>. The story showcased in the museum halls dates back about&nbsp;<strong>350,000 years ago<\/strong>&nbsp;, when humans used stone tools and travelled to the M\u00e0nie Plateau during the&nbsp;<strong>Lower Paleolithic era<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout various climatic changes, including glacial phases and warm periods, three distinct human species inhabited this region: &nbsp;<strong><em>Homo Heidelbergensis<\/em><\/strong>, &nbsp;<strong><em>Homo Neanderthalensis<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp; and &nbsp;<strong><em>Homo sapiens<\/em><\/strong>, the human species we belong to.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wtbx_vc_text_element wtbx_vc_text_element-86272814 wtbx_display_block\">\n<div class=\"wtbx_vc_el_container wtbx_vc_text_element_container\">\n<div class=\"wtbx_text_element_content\">\n<div class=\"wtbx_text_element_inner\">\n<p>Researchers discovered the skeletal remains of Neanderthal adults and children, dating back to approximately 70,000 years ago, in the &nbsp;<strong>Caverna delle Fate<\/strong>&nbsp;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n  \n    <div class=\"row large-columns-2 medium-columns- small-columns- row-collapse\" >\n  <div class=\"gallery-col col\" >\n          <div class=\"col-inner\">\n            <a class=\"image-lightbox lightbox-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/finale-ligure-preistoria-caverna-fate-mudif-01-1-768x486-1.webp\" title=\"\">            <div class=\"box has-hover gallery-box box-shade dark\">\n              <div class=\"box-image image-zoom\" >\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/finale-ligure-preistoria-caverna-fate-mudif-01-1-768x486-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" ids=\"585,586\" style=\"shade\" col_spacing=\"collapse\" columns=\"2\" image_size=\"original\" image_hover=\"zoom\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/finale-ligure-preistoria-caverna-fate-mudif-01-1-768x486-1.webp 768w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/finale-ligure-preistoria-caverna-fate-mudif-01-1-768x486-1-300x190.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>                                                  <div class=\"shade\"><\/div>\n                                              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"box-text text-left\" >\n                 <p><\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/a>          <\/div>\n         <\/div><div class=\"gallery-col col\" >\n          <div class=\"col-inner\">\n            <a class=\"image-lightbox lightbox-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/finale-ligure-preistoria-caverna-fate-mudif-02-1-768x486-1.webp\" title=\"\">            <div class=\"box has-hover gallery-box box-shade dark\">\n              <div class=\"box-image image-zoom\" >\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/finale-ligure-preistoria-caverna-fate-mudif-02-1-768x486-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" ids=\"585,586\" style=\"shade\" col_spacing=\"collapse\" columns=\"2\" image_size=\"original\" image_hover=\"zoom\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/finale-ligure-preistoria-caverna-fate-mudif-02-1-768x486-1.webp 768w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/finale-ligure-preistoria-caverna-fate-mudif-02-1-768x486-1-300x190.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>                                                  <div class=\"shade\"><\/div>\n                                              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"box-text text-left\" >\n                 <p><\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/a>          <\/div>\n         <\/div><\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/2020\/07\/27\/giornata-con-il-giovane-principe\/\"><strong>Caverna delle Arene Candide<\/strong><\/a>, which overlooks the sea and derives its name from a large white sand dune that was once formed at its base by the wind, is a remarkable sanctuary of European prehistory.<\/p>\n<p>A remarkable find in the region was the burial of a young prince, nicknamed <strong>&#8220;Giovane Principe&#8221; (&#8220;The Prince of Arene Candide&#8221;)<\/strong>. He was a 15-year-old hunter who passed away 28,000 years ago due to a severe injury. His burial site was adorned with precious treasures.<\/p>\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_766677406\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:75%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1330\" src=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/unnamed-file.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/unnamed-file.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/unnamed-file-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/unnamed-file-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/unnamed-file-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/unnamed-file-1536x1021.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_766677406 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<p>It is, therefore, a thousand-year history, leading all the way back to the last &nbsp;<strong>Mesolithic hunters<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>About 8,000 years back,&nbsp;<strong>Neolithic farmers-breeders<\/strong> arrived on the shore of Finale from the sea, sparking a significant revolution in agriculture and animal husbandry. 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