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Bajondillo Cave
36.6220° N, -4.4999° E
About
Bajondillo Cave (in Spanish, Cueva Bajondillo) is an archaeological site on the south-central coast of the Iberian Peninsula, in the Spanish city of Torremolinos outside of the city of Malaga. It is 127 km from the Strait of Gibraltar. It is referred to alternately, for archaeological purposes, as "southern Iberia". The cave is thought to have been used a shelter for early modern humans and Neanderthals.
Historical Timeline
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Later Holocene occupation end
c. 10,000 years BP
Neanderthal replacement recalibration
c. 45,000–43,000 years BP
Minimum occupation start
c. 150,000 years BP
Early shellfish use
c. 155,000 years BP
Initial excavations began
1989
Excavation publication/completion
2011
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