Scaloria Cave

Scaloria Cave
Grotta Scaloria
LocationApulia, Italy
Coordinates41°38′25″N 15°54′21″E / 41.6403°N 15.9059°E / 41.6403; 15.9059
Altitude45 m (148 ft)
TypeCave
Length100 m (330 ft)
Width80 m (260 ft)
Height2 m (6.6 ft)
History
PeriodsUpper Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic
Site notes
Discovered1931
Excavation dates1931, 1967, 1978–80
ArchaeologistsMarija Gimbutas, Santo Tinė
OwnershipState property

Scaloria Cave, also known as Grotta Scaloria, is a cave in the province of Foggia, Apulia between the Tavoliere delle Puglie and the Gargano mountain massif with archaeological evidence of human behavior dating to the Upper Paleolithic. It is 2 km (1 mi) inland, 1 km (1⁄2 mi) northeast of Manfredonia.[1][2]

  1. ^ Whittle, Alasdair; Bickle, Penny (2014). Early farmers: the view from archaeology and science. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 143–158. ISBN 978-0197265758.
  2. ^ Maerker, M.; Rellini, I.; Mucerino, L.; Torrese, P. (2 November 2023). "Cavity detection using a pseudo-3D electric resistivity tomography at the Palaeolithic/Neolithic site of Scaloria Cave, Apulia, Italy: integrated assessment of synthetic and field data sets". Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences. 15 (11): 175. Bibcode:2023ArAnS..15..175M. doi:10.1007/s12520-023-01859-5. ISSN 1866-9565.