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Čertova pec
48.5603° N, 17.9153° E
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Čertova pec (English: Devil's furnace) is a small karst cave in the Považský Inovec mountains of Slovakia. It is located near Radošina, in the Nitra Region. As well as being a modern recreational site, the cave is known to have yielded material evidence of repeated human presence and habitation during the Stone Age.
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Szeletian occupation radiocarbon date
c. 38,400 years ago
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