The Girin Cave in western Italy is a very famous cave. Here, archaeologists have discovered remnants that demonstrate the survival of humanity from ancient times. More remarkably, this cave contains multiple archaeological layers, each representing a different period of human existence.
Archaeologists analyze that in the distant prehistoric era, these caves were used as residences by ancient peoples. Currently, the earliest artifacts excavated here date back to the Paleolithic era, approximately 35,000 years before Christ. The skull unearthed belongs to a farmer of the Kruma tribe, who is considered a true primitive European. Among the excavated skeletons, archaeologists were baffled to find two fossilized skeletons of prehistoric Black individuals. These two fossilized remains include an elderly woman and a young girl buried together, with a protective covering on their heads. Based on the skull shape, bone color, forehead width, and arm length, archaeologists and anthropologists speculate that these skeletons belong to the Nigro race. More precisely, they are Black individuals from Africa.
This discovery has astonished archaeologists. The Nigro were typically found living in the southern Sahara Desert of the African continent rather than in Europe. Historical records indicate that by 1441, Antonio, a Portuguese naval officer, captured a Black couple along the southern coast of Africa and brought them back to Portugal. Subsequently, Antonio and another crew returned to Africa to capture 10 more Black individuals to sell as slaves in Portugal. This represents the most recent documentation of Black individuals being brought to Europe.
However, these two skeletons date back to the Paleolithic era, around 40,000 years ago. If there were Black individuals living in Europe at that time, where did they come from? And how did they arrive in Europe?
Some believe they were indigenous to prehistoric Europe. But why did Black individuals subsequently disappear entirely from Europe?
