Discovery of Prehistoric Hunting Traps in Europe
Archaeologists have uncovered four large, funnel-like hunting traps on the Karst Plateau, located on the border of Slovenia and Italy.
The traps, made up of stone walls leading to an enclosed pit, were discovered through airborne laser scanning surveys conducted by Dimitrij Mlekuž Vrhovnik and Tomaž Fabec.
- The structures were built into the landscape to take advantage of cliffs and other natural formations.
- The walls, made of stacked limestone, range in length from 550 yards to two miles long and measure between three and five feet wide.
- Estimates suggest the walls once stood under three feet tall.
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Author's summary: Ancient hunting traps found in Slovenia and Italy.