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Del Moro

Cavity in the Sierra de Illon (Navascues) with two levels and an important archaeological and paleontological site.

Navascués/Nabaskoze 803m 45m

Cavity in the Sierra de Illon (Navascues) with two levels and an important archaeological and paleontological site.

Caratteristiche

Località

Located to the right of the Foz "Monte de las Planas" ravine, where the entrance, which is small, is situated.

Mappa

Ingressi

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  1. Del Moro

    Quota: 702 m

    42.702473, -1.109517
    UTM 30T (ED 50) 654941 4729718
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Descrizione

Morfologia

Inside there are two levels. The first level, upper or fossil, has about 450 metres of development. The second level has about 300 metres of development along a small channel.

Concrezioni

In the terminal zone of the first level, upper or fossil, the presence of Gours stands out.

Progressione

The second level is reached by a P-10 located in the middle part of the upper or fossil floor.

Altri dettagli

This cavity is one of the most important in the Sierra de Illon (Navascues), both for its archaeological and speleological richness.

Storia

Its first visit with a scientific character by the Institución Príncipe de Viana dates to 1950; later, in 1952 and 1956, Maluquer carried out archaeological survey work at its site, and in 2004 the G. E. Satorrak carried out a new topographic survey. On 24/05/1953 the Institución Príncipe de Viana; in 1963 D. Juan Maluquer I.P.V; in 2004 Investigación Navascues G. Satorrak.

As the results of its studies show, this cavity was used at the end of the Neolithic as a shelter-dwelling and later throughout the entire Bronze Age, more specifically until the 2nd Iron Age, when its use became that of a Sepulchral Crypt.

Note biospeleologiche

Remains of ashes, human remains such as skulls and bones "Museo de Toulouse de Francia", various ceramic remains kept in the "Museo de Navarra". Ceramic remains. 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