General Information

Site Name:

Cueva de La Ermita

Synonym Name(s):

La Ermita

Site Type:

cave

More info to Site Type: 

The dating of the site indicates a long-term occupation of the valley in the temperate phases of OIS. The cave has been used as short-term campsites (usually seasonal). Stone material supplies were local, with exhaustive use of flint. Broad spectrum hunting was done in all the surrounding biotopes, with special focus on animal hides.

Discovery Year: 

1.971

First Description: 

[PublicBibliographySpace:Delibes de Castro 1972]

Chronological Abstract: 

Middle Palaeolithic site (layers 5a and 5b) .

Location

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Country:

Europe::Southern Europe::Spain

General Location Description:

The cave is located in the Arlanza River valley (Hortigüela, Burgos, Spain).

Coordinates:

  • Latitude (WGS84):
42,03
  • Longitude (WGS84):
-3,47
  • Altitude:
935

 

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  • Other Coordinates:

Linked Files + Pages

Collection Item(s):

Bibliography:

[PublicBibliographySpace:Delibes de Castro 1972] [PublicBibliographySpace:Romanillo, Mateos 1983] [PublicBibliographySpace:Díez et al 2008]

Multimedia Files:

[PublicMultimediaSpace:PDF Romanillo, Mateos 1983] [PublicMultimediaSpace:PDF Diez et al 2008]

Linked Pages:

Index:

Additional Content

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Illustration of Arlanza Valley and Ermita Cave, showing horses and goats, poplars, alders, ashes, hazel- nuts and rushes by the river, with junipers, oaks, holm oaks and pines on the slopes. Author. Eduardo Saiz.Díez et al 2008.
Map of the Iberian Peninsula with the location of the cave.Díez et al 2008.