Scientists have unraveled the mystery of "traces of the devil", left on an ancient volcano

One of the ancient volcanoes, which is situated in Italy, some time ago, scientists found strange footprints. After the study it became clear that the prints were made around 350 thousand years ago, at a time when the ground was still covered with a layer of ash after the eruption of the volcano. These traces are called the most ancient on the planet.

Scientists were able to identify who left these tracks on the volcano, which is located in the small Italian town of Roccamonfina. It turned out that these tracks belonged not to the devil, and the Neanderthals, who at the time was up on the mountain.

For a long time, went to a legend that once the devil was walking on the side of a volcano and its steps forever immortalized in the rock. Since 2001, scientists have reasoned on the subject of who exactly left those traces. A new study found that 14 of those prints that have survived, a part went up and part down. Experts believe that the trace was stopped by young Neanderthals. Yet full confidence in it and scientists can't explain why the ancient people moved up an active volcano.

Translated by «Yandex.Translator»