General Information

Site Name:

Cova Foradada

Synonym Name(s):

Site Type:

rock shelter

More info to Site Type: 

The Foradada rock-shelter is known for its huge amount of faunal remains (e.g. Equus, Capra pyrenaica).

Discovery Year: 

1.992

First Description: 

[PublicBibliographySpace:Casabó i Bernad 1997]

Chronological Abstract: 

The rock shelter is divided into two sectors (I and II). Sector I comprises eight stratigraphic levels from the Upper Palaeolithic to the Neolithic period. Cova Foradada is known for its huge amount of faunal remains (e.g. Equus, Capra pyrenaica).

Location

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Country:

Europe::Southern Europe::Spain

General Location Description:

The Late Pleistocene site of Cova Foradada is located in S. Antoni, in Xábia (Alicante, Spain).

Coordinates:

  • Latitude (WGS84):
38,92
  • Longitude (WGS84):
-0,12
  • Altitude:
40

 

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Linked Files + Pages

Collection Item(s):

Bibliography:

[PublicBibliographySpace:Casabó i Bernad 1997] [PublicBibliographySpace:Cebrià 2007] [PublicBibliographySpace:Pantoja et al 2011]

Multimedia Files:

[PublicMultimediaSpace:PDF Casabó i Bernad 1997] [PublicMultimediaSpace:PDF Pantoja et al 2011]

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Additional Content

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Carnivora remains with anthropic cut-marks. a) F. silvestis hemimandible with a series of cut marks. b) metapode distal fragment (Level VI) of Panthera pardus showing Oblique cutmarks near the distal epiphysis. c) Leopard ulna with intePantoja et al 2011.
Stratigraphic column of Sector I in Cova Foradada, showing the radiocarbon dating and precedence of the pollen sampling. Right upper corner: plan of the excavation.Pantoja et al 2011.
Geographical situation of the Cova Foradada site.Pantoja et al 2011.