Balzi Rossi, the Glossary
The Balzi Rossi caves (Ligurian: baussi rossi "red rocks") in Ventimiglia comune, Liguria, Italy, is one of the most important archaeological sites of the early Upper Paleolithic in Western Europe.[1]
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- Archaeological sites in Liguria
- Caves of Italy
- Gravettian
- Landforms of Liguria
- Upper Paleolithic sites in Europe
Archaeological site
An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or historic or contemporary), and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology and represents a part of the archaeological record.
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Aurignacian
The Aurignacian is an archaeological industry of the Upper Paleolithic associated with Early European modern humans (EEMH) lasting from 43,000 to 26,000 years ago.
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Comune
A comune (comuni) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.
Cro-Magnon
Cro-Magnons or European early modern humans (EEMH) were the first early modern humans (Homo sapiens) to settle in Europe, migrating from western Asia, continuously occupying the continent possibly from as early as 56,800 years ago.
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Grimaldi man
Grimaldi man is the name formerly given to two human skeletons of the Upper Paleolithic discovered in Italy in 1901.
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Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.
Liguria
Liguria (Ligûria) is a region of north-western Italy; its capital is Genoa.
Quaternary Science Reviews
Quaternary Science Reviews is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering quaternary science.
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Upper Paleolithic
The Upper Paleolithic (or Upper Palaeolithic) is the third and last subdivision of the Paleolithic or Old Stone Age.
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Ventimiglia
Ventimiglia (Ventemiglia, Vintimiggia; Vintimille; Ventemilha) is a resort town in the province of Imperia, Liguria, northern Italy.
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Venus figurines of Balzi Rossi
The Venus figurines of Balzi Rossi (also: Venus figurines of Grimaldi, Venus figurines from the Balzi-Rossi-Caves) from the caves near Grimaldi di Ventimiglia (Italy) are thirteen Paleolithic sculptures of the female body. Balzi Rossi and Venus figurines of Balzi Rossi are Gravettian.
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Western Europe
Western Europe is the western region of Europe.
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See also
Archaeological sites in Liguria
- Arene Candide
- Balzi Rossi
- Bric Gettina
- Luni, Italy
Caves of Italy
- Abisso Bonetti
- Abisso di Malga Fossetta
- Arene Candide
- Balzi Rossi
- Borgio Verezzi Caves
- Castellana Caves
- Cave of Dogs
- Ciolo (Apulia)
- Corbeddu Cave
- Coreca Caves
- Deer Cave (Otranto)
- Duino Mithraeum
- Ear of Dionysius
- Frasassi Caves
- Fumane Cave
- Grotta Gigante
- Grotta Regina del Carso
- Grotta del Cavallo
- Grotta del Cavallone
- Grotta del Gelo
- Grotta dell'Addaura
- Grotta dell'Artiglieria
- Grotta della Bigonda
- Grotta di Ispinigoli
- Grotta di Matromania
- Grotta di Santa Croce
- Grotte di Pilato
- Grotto Calgeron
- List of caves in Italy
- Monte Kronio
- Neptune's Grotto
- Nereo Cave
- Paglicci Cave
- Pastena Caves
- Romito Cave
- Scaloria Cave
- Scurati Caves
- Sibyl's Cave
- Toirano Caves
Gravettian
- Balzi Rossi
- Gravettian
- Kostyonki–Borshchyovo
- Pavlovian culture
- Solutrean
- Venus figurines of Balzi Rossi
- Venus figurines of Gagarino
- Venus figurines of Kostyonki
- Venus figurines of Mal'ta
- Venus figurines of Zaraysk
- Venus of Brassempouy
- Venus of Buret'
- Venus of Dolní Věstonice
- Venus of Eliseevichi
- Venus of Laussel
- Venus of Lespugue
- Venus of Mauern
- Venus of Petřkovice
- Venus of Savignano
Landforms of Liguria
- Arene Candide
- Balzi Rossi
- Borgio Verezzi Caves
- Gulf of La Spezia
- Ligurian Sea
- Occitan Valleys
- Poggio di San Remo
- Punta Manara
- Toirano Caves
Upper Paleolithic sites in Europe
- Abrigo do Lagar Velho
- Bacho Kiro cave
- Balzi Rossi
- Bonn–Oberkassel dog
- Breitenbach (archaeological site)
- Brillenhöhle
- Cave of Altamira
- Cave of Aurignac
- Cave of Pego do Diabo
- Cave of Salemas
- Caves of Nerja
- Caves of Poço Velho
- Dolní Věstonice (archaeological site)
- Hohlenstein-Stadel
- Kamyana Mohyla
- Kostyonki–Borshchyovo
- La Grotte des Fées
- La Marche (cave)
- Lascaux
- Mezine
- Předmostí u Přerova (archaeological site)
- Romuald's Cave
- Sakajia Cave Natural Monument
- Vogelherd Cave
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balzi_Rossi
Also known as Riparo Mochi.