General Information

Site Name:

Cueva de Peña Capón

Synonym Name(s):

Site Type:

rock shelter

More info to Site Type: 

The site verificates a human settlement in the foothills of the Central System range during the Upper Pleniglacial (MIS 2).

Discovery Year: 

1.970

First Description: 

[PublicBibliographySpace:Alcolea et al 1995]

Chronological Abstract: 

Level 3 consists of lithics, bone tools and faunal remains, with engravings on the bones. Dating in the Protosolutrean a transitional industry between the Gravettian and the Solutrean.

Location

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Country:

Europe::Southern Europe::Spain

General Location Description:

The rockshelter is situated in the valley of the Sorbe river in the province Guadalajara, 3 km away from Muriel.

Coordinates:

  • Latitude (WGS84):
-3,19
  • Longitude (WGS84):
40,98
  • Altitude:
861

 

  • GIS Precision:
  • Other Coordinates:

Linked Files + Pages

Collection Item(s):

Bibliography:

[PublicBibliographySpace:Alcolea et al 1995] [PublicBibliographySpace:Alcaraz Castano et al 2012] [PublicBibliographySpace:Alcaraz Castano, et al 2013]

Multimedia Files:

[PublicMultimediaSpace:PDF Alcaraz Castano et al 2012] [PublicMultimediaSpace:PDF Alcaraz Castano et al 2013]

Linked Pages:

Index:

Additional Content

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Some lithic artefacts from level 3. Alcaraz Castano et al 2013.
Location of the site. Alcaraz Castano et al 2013