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Paglicci Cave

Paleolithic cave site in Apulia, Italy

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Paglicci Cave is an archaeological site situated in Paglicci, near Rignano Garganico, Apulia, southern Italy. The cave, discovered in the 1950s, is the most important cave of Gargano. The cave is an attraction of the Gargano National Park.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
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Gravettian remains

c. 28,000 BP (uncalibrated)

Oat harvesting evidence

c. 30,600 BC

Earliest Aurignacian remains

c. 34,000 BP (uncalibrated)

Discovery

1950s

Conservation appeal

2008

Paglicci 23 genetic analysis

2008

Paglicci 133 genetic analysis

2016

Classification

Archaeological Features

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Burial and Funerary Structures

Graves
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Artistic and Decorative Features

MuralsCave PaintingsInscriptions
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Domestic and Habitation Structures

Caves
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Environmental and Natural Features

Rock Shelters
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Country

Italy

Coordinates

41.67° N, 15.57° E