 Excavation field work at Cueva Des-Cubierta in Pinilla del Valle, Madrid, Spain. | |
| Region | Pinilla del Valle |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°55′23″N 3°48′29″W / 40.92306°N 3.80806°W |
| Altitude | 1,112 m (3,648 ft) |
| Type | Cave |
| Length | 87 m |
| Width | 1-4.5 m |
| History | |
| Periods | Early-mid Late Pleistocene |
| Associated with | Neanderthals |
| Site notes | |
| Discovered | Spring 2009 |
| Archaeologists | Enrique Baquedano, Juan Luis Arsuaga |
| Management | Community of Madrid |
| Public access | Valle de los Neandertales archaelogical park |
| Designation | Excavations largely headed by the Regional Archaeological Museum of the Community of Madrid |
Cueva Des-Cubierta is the name of a cave in Pinilla del Valle, Community of Madrid, Spain where Neanderthal presence is noted for possible Neanderthal ritual significance due to specifically arranged collections of animal bones. The name has a double meaning in Spanish, as "Des-Cubierta" can be interpreted as both "discovered" and "uncovered", and the site was discovered during the removal of plant mass which uncovered the cavity of the site.[1]
The area is located within the 2015 inaugurated "Valle de los Neandertales" ("Valley of the Neanderthals”) archaeological park.[2] The Valle de los Neandertales has previously hosted public viewings of particular Neanderthal enclaves in Pinilla del Valle,[3] and educational seminars through the European Society for the study of Human Evolution (ESHE) have also hosted viewings of the cave.[1]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
PESHEwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Un 'alcalaíno' entre Neandertales - Diario de Alcalá". Diario de Alcalá. 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Investigadores del santuario de Pinilla del Valle de la Comunidad de Madrid confirman que los Neandertales tenían capacidad simbólica". Comunidad de Madrid (in Spanish). 26 January 2023.