Cova del Cadabre

Ínfima coveta a la carretera de Sadernes (Garrotxa)

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Cova del Cadabre

Ínfima coveta a la carretera de Sadernes (Garrotxa)

Tortellà · Garrotxa

Length: 5 m

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Topographic map of the main entrance — Main entrance · ICGC topographic map

A tiny cavity on the Sadernes road (Garrotxa), a minuscule sepulchral hollow with Chalcolithic and Late Bronze Age materials.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Tortellà
Region: Garrotxa
Unit: Alta Garrotxa
Length: 5 meters
Depth: 0 meters
Major Unit: Prepirineu
Lithology: Limestone
Last review: 2017-07-03

Location

On the left of the GIV-5231 road, from Montagut de Fluvià to Sadernes. At km 3.4 and once past the Pujada del Pont on the right slope of the Llierca. On the ICGC map it is erroneously georeferenced further N, within the municipality of Sales de Llierca.

Entrances

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Cova del Cadabre
Elevation: 255 m
42.254358, 2.601012
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 467089 4678095
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Description

Morphology

It is a minuscule hollow formed by a single chamber whose measurements are unknown. No topography is available.

Other details

A sepulchral-type cave where various excavations have been carried out, in which materials from the Chalcolithic (pottery, bone industry and many fragments of human bones) and from the Late Bronze Age (pottery) have been collected.

History

Discovered and excavated in 1942 by M. Oliva and F. Riuró. From 1970 onwards other excavations have been carried out in the cavity.

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Bibliography

Oliva, M. (1943).- “Un abrigo neolítico”. Ampurias (V): 292-293. Museu d'Arqueologia. Barcelona.

Oliva, M. (1947).- “Noticia de una cueva prehistórica cerca de Sadernas”. Annals de l'Institut d'Estudis Gironins (2): 265

Toledo, A. (1990).- La utilització de les coves des del calcolític fins el bronze final al NE de Catalunya. Tesi doctoral. UAB.

Informació bibliogràfica i dades de situació elaborades per Jordi Nebot (Museu Comarcal, Olot) i que ens va fer arribar el seu germà Miquel Nebot l'any 2000.