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Natural PlacesSite Name: Caves of Nerja Alternative Name: La MinaCountry: Spain
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Region: Andalucía Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Town: Nerja
Latitude: 36.761667N Longitude: 3.845833W
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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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 |
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The caves were re-discovered in modern times on 12 January 1959 by five friends, who entered through a narrow sink hole, known as "La Mina". This forms one of the two natural entrances to the cave system. A third entrance was created in 1960 to allow easy access for tourists. The cave is divided into two main parts known as Nerja I and Nerja II. Nerja I includes the Show Galleries which are open to the public, with relatively easy access via a flight of stairs and concreted pathways to allow tourists to move about in the cavern without difficulty. Nerja II, which is not open to the public comprises the Upper Gallery discovered in 1960 and the New Gallery discovered in 1969.
In February 2012 it was announced that cave paintings have been discovered in the Caves or Nerja. Carbon deposits connected with the paintings have been dated to 42,000 years old, which would make them the earliest human paintings ever found. What's more there is no evidence of modern humans in the area at the time, leading to the '' possiblity that the paintings were created by Neanderthals.
More about the caves at Wikipedia and on their official web site.
Note: Dating suggests earliest ever human paintings found - more than 42,000 years old and possibly painted by Neanderthals!
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