General Information

Site Name:

Higueral de Sierra Valleja

Synonym Name(s):

Site Type:

cave

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The Higueral de Valleja Cave in southern Spain is an important cave for investigating the late survival of the southern Iberian Neanderthals.

Discovery Year: 

1.972

First Description: 

[PublicBibliographySpace:Giles Pacheco et al 1998]

Chronological Abstract: 

The cave has been occupied by Middle Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers in Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 3. In addition to that, the cave yielded a Solutrean occupation during the last glacial maximum. Sediments: lower Middle Palaeolithic sequence (X-VIII) and the upper sequence (VIII-V).

Location

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Country:

Europe::Southern Europe::Spain

General Location Description:

Higueral de Valleja Cave is located on the northern flank of Sierra de Valleja in the province of Cádiz, Andalucía.The cave is in close proximity to a range of habitat types including the valleys of the Guadalete River System and the middle and high ranges of Sierra Grazalema.

Coordinates:

  • Latitude (WGS84):
36,75
  • Longitude (WGS84):
-5,81
  • Altitude:
190

 

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Linked Files + Pages

Collection Item(s):

Bibliography:

[PublicBibliographySpace:Giles Pacheco et al 1998] [PublicBibliographySpace:Sanchez 1997] [PublicBibliographySpace:Jennings et al 2009]

Multimedia Files:

[PublicMultimediaSpace:PDF Jennings et al 2009]

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Additional Content

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Location of Higueral de Valleja Cave and excavation area.Jennings et al 2009.
Stratigraphic profile of squares O-20 and N ̃ -20, Higueral de Valleja Cave.Jennings et al 2009.