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Sidrón Cave
43.3861° N, -5.3283° E
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The Sidrón Cave (Asturian: Cueva del Sidrón) is a non-carboniferous limestone karst cave system located in the Piloña municipality of Asturias, northwestern Spain, where Paleolithic rock art and the fossils of more than a dozen Neanderthals were found. Declared a "Partial Natural Reserve" in 1995, the site also serves as a retreat for five species of bats and is the place of discovery of two species of Coleoptera (beetles).
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Remains discovered
1994
Declared Partial Natural Reserve
1995
Galería del Osario excavations
2000–2013
Soil DNA sequencing
2017
Age estimate for Neanderthal remains
c. 49,000 years ago
Archaeological Features
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Miscellaneous Features
Burial and Funerary Structures
Artistic and Decorative Features
Domestic and Habitation Structures
Environmental and Natural Features
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