
Cova del Solà del Pep
Cova prehistòrica a l'Hospitalet de l'Infant.
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Cova del Solà del Pep
Cova prehistòrica a l'Hospitalet de l'Infant.
Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant · Baix Camp
Length: 22 m · Depth: 4 m
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Prehistoric cave in l'Hospitalet de l'Infant, known since time immemorial and with an intervention by Salvador Vilaseca in 1934.
Topographic
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Description
Morphology
A wide entrance 19x7 metres gives access, once a small step is overcome, to a gallery 10 metres long. This is divided at its beginning; on the sides of the overhanging part there are two small conduits. The total length is 22 metres, with a height difference of +4 metres.
History
Known since time immemorial.
In 1934 Salvador Vilaseca carried out the only known intervention at this site.
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Bibliography
- Bosch Gimpera, P. (1944).-El poblamiento antiguo y la formación de los pueblos de España. México.
- Vilaseca Anguera, S.(1937).”La cova del Solà del Pep de l'Hospitalet de l'Infant (Terme de Vandellòs)”. Butlletí del Centre Excursionista de Catalunya (510):253-259. Barcelona.
- Vilaseca Anguera, S.(1950).-”Las industrias del Silex tarraconense. Premio Antonio de Nebrija”. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas. Instituto Rodrigo Caro. Pp 256+2 mapas. Madrid.
- Vilaseca Anguera, S.(1973).-”Reus y su entorno en la Prehistoria I-II” Asociación de Estudios Reusenses (vol.I):1-286, (vol.II):174 figures + CXLIV laminas. Reus.
- Coordenades, topografia, fotos i dades facilitades per Francesc Rubinat (ERE-CEC).
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