General Information

Site Name:

Cova Gran

Synonym Name(s):

Cova Gran de Santa Linya

Site Type:

rock shelter

More info to Site Type: 

Cova Gran is a large, south-facing rock shelter located in the foothills of the south-eastern Pre-Pyrenees. It yields an extension of more than 2,500 m².

Discovery Year: 

First Description: 

Benito-Calvo, Alfonso; Martínez-Moreno, Jorge; Jordá Pardo, Jesús F.; La Torre, Ignacio de; Mora Torcal, Rafael (2009): Sedimentological and archaeological fabrics in Palaeolithic levels of the South-Eastern Pyrenees: Cova Gran and Roca dels Bous Sites (Lleida, Spain). Journal of Archaeological Science, 36, 2566-2577.

Chronological Abstract: 

The stratigraphy of the site contains several late Middle Palaeolithic layers overlain by three early Upper Palaeolithic levels (497A, 497C, 497D).

Location

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Country:

Europe::Southern Europe::Spain

General Location Description:

The site is situated in the province of Lleida (Catalunya, Spain) in a small valley in an upper Cretaceous limestone bar of the Bona Formation.

Coordinates:

  • Latitude (WGS84):
41,929
  • Longitude (WGS84):
0,8
  • Altitude:
385

 

  • GIS Precision:
GPS Site coordinates
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Linked Files + Pages

Collection Item(s):

Bibliography:

[PublicBibliographySpace:Benito Calvo et al 2009]; [PublicBibliographySpace:Martínez Moreno et al 2010]; [PublicBibliographySpace:Martínez Moreno et al 2012]

Multimedia Files:

[PublicMultimediaSpace:PDF Benito Calvo et al 2009^PDF Benito Calvo et al 2009.pdf] [PublicMultimediaSpace:PDF Martínez Moreno et al 2010^PDF Martínez Moreno et al 2010.pdf]

Linked Pages:

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cova_Gran_de_Santa_Linya;

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Martínez-Moreno et al. 2010