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Beroberria

Archaeological site of Urdax with a rock shelter, a small cave and Magdalenian prehistoric material.

Urdazubi/Urdax 40m

Archaeological site of Urdax with a rock shelter, a small cave and Magdalenian prehistoric material.

Caratteristiche

Località

It is located in the municipality of Urdax, at the Beroberria farmstead, and a meadow must be crossed to reach the limestone buttress that acts as a sinkhole. Altadill, in Geografía General del País Vasco Navarro, says: near the Alkerdi district, the northernmost one close to the border line, a chamber and three hollows; in front of its mouth there is a small ravine, furrowed by a stream whose waters flow into France.

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  1. Beroberria

    Quota: 159 m

    43.273244, -1.523745
    UTM 30T (ED 50) 619900 4792426
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Descrizione

Morfologia

The rock shelter has a front of about 25 m by about 15 m deep, and in its western part there is a small cave, which is the one described by Altadill.

Idrologia

In front of the mouth of the complex there is a small ravine, furrowed by a stream whose waters flow into France.

Altri dettagli

The site was discovered in 1930 by Norbert Casteret and visited on various occasions on 29/06/53, noting the rock shelter and the small cave, as well as works by Loriana, Rivera, Maluquer, Barandiarán, A. Cava and other illustrious figures of the time. It is currently protected as it is an archaeological site. The aforementioned site consists of prehistoric material such as harpoons with two rows of teeth (final Magdalenian), inscriptions of complicated meaning, chisels and a sandstone plaque.

Storia

29/06/1953 Institución Príncipe de Viana.

Archaeology: ceramic remains and tools.

Paleontology: human remains.

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Fonte: Gobierno de Navarra – Catálogo espeleológico de Navarra (datosabiertos.navarra.es), modificato. CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Gobierno de Navarra · dati aggiornati a 2022