General Information

Site Name:

El Mirón

Synonym Name(s):

Ramales de la Victoria

Site Type:

cave

More info to Site Type: 

The cave opening is in the western face of Monte Pando, about 260 meters (~850 feet) above sea level. The interior is currently about 30 m deep by 8-16 m (26-52 ft) wide and 13 m (43 ft) high.

Discovery Year: 

1.906

First Description: 

[PublicBibliographySpace:Alcalde del Río 1906]

Chronological Abstract: 

The site includes human occupations between the Middle Paleolithic: Mousterian, Chalcolithic, Upper-Paleolithic: Solutrean and Magdalenian and also Mesolithic, Neolithic and Bronze Age deposits.

Location

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Country:

Europe::Southern Europe::Spain

General Location Description:

The archaeological cave site of El Mirón is located in the Rio Asón valley of eastern Cantabria, Spain.

Coordinates:

  • Latitude (WGS84):
43,14
  • Longitude (WGS84):
-3,47
  • Altitude:
300

 

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Linked Files + Pages

Collection Item(s):

Bibliography:

[PublicBibliographySpace:Alcalde del Río 1906] [PublicBibliographySpace:González Morales, Straus 2000] [PublicBibliographySpace:Straus, González Morales 2012]

Multimedia Files:

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Additional Content

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Cueva del Mirón. In: Morales & Straus 2000.
Location of El Mirón Cave.In: Gonzáles Morales & Straus 2000.