A 6,000-year-old necropolis in central Spain is forcing a radical rethink of who built Europe's first great tombs

Summary: Archaeologists in central Spain have discovered a 6,000-year-old graveyard called Valdelasilla. It contains the remains of at least 46 people in ancient tombs made of wood and earth. For a long time, experts thought giant stone tombs started on the coast and slowly moved inland. However, this discovery proves that inland communities were building massive monuments at the exact same time! This changes everything we know about how early Europeans honored their dead.

For more details, see rssapp-phys-org at sciencex.com/news/2026-05-year-necropolis-central-spain-radical.html (opens in new tab)