Cau d'en Calvet
Tiny Neolithic burial cavity in the Montgrí, with a short ramp and a small excavated inner chamber where remains of 33 adults and 10 children appeared.
EspeleoWorld
Cau d'en Calvet
Tiny Neolithic burial cavity in the Montgrí, with a short ramp and a small excavated inner chamber where remains of 33 adults and 10 children appeared.
Torroella de Montgrí · Baix Empordà
Length: 3 m
Updated record
https://espeleoworld.com/en/c/cau-d-en-calvet
Information can change. Always verify coordinates, access, weather, and cave conditions before setting out.
Tiny Neolithic burial cavity in the Montgrí, with a short ramp and a small excavated inner chamber where remains of 33 adults and 10 children appeared.
Topographic
Espeleoindex · CC BY-NC 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ · Image © its author.
Description
Morphology
Small concavity formed beside a block and which protects the access to a short ramp that forms an inner chamber about 3 metres long. It seems that the original cavity was no more than a jumble of blocks and was excavated to enable the collective burial.
Other details
The inner chamber has been excavated and where the remains of 33 adult individuals and 10 children and remains of the grave goods have appeared.
History
Discovered accidentally by M. Calvet in 1976, who brought it to the attention of J. Vert, a scholar of the area, who began the first excavations.
User Comments (0)
No comments yet.
Be the first to share your experience!
Registered Explorations (0)
No explorations registered yet.
Register your visit to this cave!
Bibliography
- Arbusé, N. (2005).- El Montgrí pas a pas. 174 pp. Cossetània Edicions. Valls.
- Pons, Enriqueta (1991).- “El Cau d'en Calvet, un enterrament del neolític”. Papers del Montgrí (9): 15-29. Can Quintana – Museu de la Mediterrània. Torroella de Montgrí.
- Valles, Jordi de (2010).- Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya. Vol.4: 397 pp. Espeleo Club de Gràcia / Federació Catalana d'Espeleologia
Nearby caves
Cau de l'Olivar d'en Margall
0.5 km · E
Torroella de Montgrí (Baix Empordà)
1 topo.1 photos
Cau de les Dents
0.5 km · NE
Torroella de Montgrí (Baix Empordà)
1 topo.6 photos
Cau del Duc
0.5 km · W
Torroella de Montgrí (Baix Empordà)
1 topo.4 photos
Cau de la Figuera
0.5 km · E
Torroella de Montgrí (Baix Empordà)
2 photos
Source: Espeleoindex (espeleoindex.com), modified. CC BY-NC 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/