Santa Croce Cave, Binetto

Karst formation complex created by the erosive action of an underground watercourse, discovered in 1934 by Francesco Saverio Majellaro from Bisceglie. Evidence of human presence has been found from the Middle Paleolithic to the Bronze Age. In 1955, a femur of the Neanderthal species was found, along with numerous primordial animal remains, stone tools, and Neolithic paintings. Having remained completely abandoned and neglected, the caves were revitalized by the Bisceglie Scout Group since 1975 and made accessible to the public from 1990, with the approval and collaboration of the Municipality of Bisceglie and the Archaeological Superintendence of Apulia. In 1997, the University of Siena was also involved in several excavation campaigns that uncovered a Neolithic mat.