August
27
/ 2018
Legends of dragons guarding magnificent piles of treasures in caves across the world have grabbed our imaginations and entertained us for centuries. One particular dragon is said to have guarded the gold of a sultan in Szelim Cave in Hungary. The cave, only fairly recently discovered and excavated by archaeologists in the 1930s, has to this day not given up its treasure of gold and jewels, but the researchers have found something much more valuable: ancient artifacts and proof of human occupation from as far back as 200,000 years. Szelim cave is located in northwestern Hungary, 948 feet above a valley, near the city of Tatabánya. The cave has been used for shelter by local villagers over the centuries. These
