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Natural PlacesSite Name: Atapuerca Caves Alternative Name: Gran DolinaCountry: Spain Region: Castilla y León Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Town: Burgos Nearest Village: Atapuerca
Latitude: 42.350000N Longitude: 3.5194W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Cave or Rock Shelter in Castilla y León,Important palaeolithic site with 18 metres of archaeological deposits. The caves of the Sierra de Atapuerca contain traces of early human habitation. Most of the deposits, dating 300,000 to 780,000 years ago, contain animal bone and stone tools.
A UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Note: Human Meat Just Another Meal for Early Europeans? See comment.
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