General Information

Site Name:

Mollet I

Synonym Name(s):

Site Type:

cave

More info to Site Type: 

The cave was excavated for the first time in 1947 by Josep M. Corominas. An archaic human molar comes from its base layer (Layer 5).

Discovery Year: 

1.947

First Description: 

[PublicBibliographySpace:Corominas 1948]

Chronological Abstract: 

Lithological units within Mollet Cave: Layer 1- Remains from human burials from the Chalcolithic or Bronze Age. Layers 2-3 - Upper Pleistocene. Layer 5- Middle Pleistocene.

Location

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Country:

Europe::Southern Europe::Spain

General Location Description:

Mollet Cave is situated at a latitude of 42 090 4700 north and a longitude of 2 440 5200 east, at an altitude of roughly 200 m above the sea level. It is located within the municipality of Serinyà, some 5 km to the north of the city of Banyoles (Girona, north-east Catalonia, north-east Iberian Peninsula).

Coordinates:

  • Latitude (WGS84):
42,17
  • Longitude (WGS84):
-2,75
  • Altitude:

 

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Linked Files + Pages

Collection Item(s):

Bibliography:

[PublicBibliographySpace:Corominas 1948] [PublicBibliographySpace:Maroto 1987b] [PublicBibliographySpace:Maroto et al 2012]

Multimedia Files:

[PublicMultimediaSpace:PDF Marot et al 2012]

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Additional Content

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Synthetic lithostratigraphic column of Mollet Cave by layers.Maroto et al 2012.
Human first upper right molar (M1) from Layer 5 of Mollet Cave. Buccal view. Scale 10 mm.Maroto et al 2012.
A: Excavation plan of Mollet Cave. B: Stratigraphic section of Mollet Cave.Maroto et al 2012.
Location of the middle Pleistocene sites in the Iberian Peninsula with human remains. 1. Atapuerca-Galería and Sima de los Huesos (Burgos); 2. Lezetxiki (Basque Country); 3. Cova Bolomor (Valencia); 4. Mollet (Girona).Maroto et al 2012.