General Information

Site Name:

Cueva Perneras

Synonym Name(s):

Despite the name, this site is in fact a rockshelter.

Site Type:

rock shelter

More info to Site Type: 

Discovery Year: 

19

First Description: 

[PublicBibliographySpace:Bernárdez 1985]

Chronological Abstract: 

Montes divided into four main units: levels I-IV, Magdalenian with Holocene intrusions; level V, Aurignacian; levels VI-VIII, Mousterian in a reddish matrix; level IX, Mousterian in a dark- brown to black matrix.

Location

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Country:

Europe::Southern Europe::Spain

General Location Description:

The rockshelter has a large porch facing due south and overlooking the Rambla de Ramonete, which joins the Mediterranean at the beach of Calnegre, located at a distance of ca.4 km as the crow flies in Murcia.

Coordinates:

  • Latitude (WGS84):
-1,42
  • Longitude (WGS84):
37,53
  • Altitude:
171

 

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Linked Files + Pages

Collection Item(s):

Bibliography:

[PublicBibliographySpace:Bernárdez 1985] [PublicBibliographySpace:Zilhão, Villaverde 2008]

Multimedia Files:

[PublicMultimediaSpace:PDF Zilhão, Villaverde 2008]

Linked Pages:

Index:

Additional Content

Pix
Perneras rockshelter. Zilhão, Villaverde 2008.
Location of the Middle Paleolithic sites of Murcia with a stratigraphic or site formation context. Map elevations in meters amsl.Zilhão, Villaverde 2008.