I am always fascinated by the fact that there are so many undiscovered places that I have never had the opportunity to visit before and that are very close to me. I am very grateful to the blurt community for inspiring me to see the world around me better and to explore every corner. It is amazing how many such corners there are that reveal beauty, worth seeing, and one of them is the Risovaca cave, located at the entrance to Arandjelovac, a small town in central Serbia.
The cave is located on the bank of the river Kubrsnica, on the site of a former quarry.
When we approached the cave, I was very excited because I was a step away from the place where people and animal species lived during the Ice Age.
And finally we were there, in front of the entrance. My children also couldn't wait to start exploring the Ice Age.
When we entered, we were greeted by the hosts, Neanderthals who looked very realistic. We listened carefully to the curator's story about their way of life. They were extremely strong. They lit a fire with stones and gathered around it. The main member of the family was always at home, and while he looked after the house, the others went hunting.
The tunnel through the cave that can be seen is 100m long, but the entire cave is 800m.
It is divided into several rooms. The most beautiful is the amber room, covered with fine cave decorations.
Many remains of extinct animal species were found in the cave. Skeletons of cave lions, deer, mammoths, bison, owls were found. With the end of the Ice age, many species died out, as well as the human race of Neanderthals, but Homo sapiens survived, which proved to be very hardy in difficult weather conditions and climate changes, and thanks to his hardiness, we exist today.
It is interesting that a cave bear lived in the Risovaca cave, which was much larger than all the bears that exist today.
We came across another interesting place along the way. It's a small blue lake.
As well as the hall of the man from Risovaca. It is the widest part of the cave.
And I left the best part for the end, which is the Risovaca organ.
My son enjoyed watching the walls and tunnels.
When he got outside he was amazed to see how far one of those tunnels led. 😊
Man's power to explore is unlimited, as is nature's power to be the creator of the most beautiful places we have the opportunity to experience. So, let's protect nature. That is the greatest value we have.
Thank you very much for reading.
The images and writing are original and mine.
Greetings!
Jelena