Research that has been conducted indicates that humans first inhabited Karain Cave about 50,000 years ago and continued living there until about 3,000 years ago. Excavations show that the cave-dwellers utilized fire and were hunters and gatherers. A molar tooth that is thought to have belonged to a child is one of the most significant pieces of evidence indicating that @Neanderthal Man@ also inhabited Central Anatolia. Niches in the cave walls and artifacts with ancient Greek
