Bacho Kiro cave in Bulgaria contains Europe's oldest Homo sapiens bones from 47,000 years ago. Jean-Jacques Hublin's team confirmed fragments like jaw, pelvis, long bones, and teeth belong to Homo sapiens not Neanderthals. Site features Mousterian layers and earliest Aurignacian traces from 43-38,000 years ago. 46,000-year-old animal bone bears oldest known engraved ornament. Polish-Bulgarian team excavated in 1970s. Cave spans over 3.5km under 25m limestone cliff. Located 300m from Dryanovo monastery. Named after Bulgarian national hero Bacho Kiro in 1940. On Bulgaria's 100 tourist sites list.