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Cave of El Castillo, the Glossary

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The Cueva del Castillo, or Cave of the Castle, is an archaeological site within the complex of the Caves of Monte Castillo, in Puente Viesgo, Cantabria, Spain.[1]

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  1. 23 relations: American Antiquity, Archaeological site, Art of the Upper Paleolithic, Aurignacian, Bronze Age, Cantabria, Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain, Cave of La Pasiega, Cave painting, Caves of Monte Castillo, Confidence interval, Cro-Magnon, List of Stone Age art, Lists of World Heritage Sites, Lower Paleolithic, Middle Ages, Ochre, Puente Viesgo, Spain, Stratigraphy, Upper Paleolithic, Uranium–thorium dating, World Heritage Committee.

  2. Bronze Age Spain
  3. Caves containing pictograms in Spain
  4. Caves of Cantabria
  5. Lower Paleolithic
  6. Show caves in Spain

American Antiquity

The professional journal American Antiquity is published by Cambridge University Press for the Society for American Archaeology, an organization of professional archaeologists of the Americas.

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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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Art of the Upper Paleolithic

The art of the Upper Paleolithic represents the oldest form of prehistoric art.

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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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Bronze Age

The Bronze Age was a historical period lasting from approximately 3300 to 1200 BC.

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Cantabria

Cantabria (also) is an autonomous community and province in northern Spain with Santander as its capital city.

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Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain

The Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain (Cueva de Altamira y arte rupestre paleolítico del Norte de España) is a grouping of 18 caves of northern Spain, which together represent the apogee of Upper Paleolithic cave art in Europe between 35,000 and 11,000 years ago (Aurignacian, Gravettian, Solutrean, Magdalenian, Azilian). Cave of El Castillo and cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain are caves of Cantabria and Show caves in Spain.

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Cave of La Pasiega

Cueva de La Pasiega, or Cave of La Pasiega, situated in the Spanish municipality of Puente Viesgo, is one of the most important monuments of Paleolithic art in Cantabria. Cave of El Castillo and Cave of La Pasiega are caves containing pictograms in Spain and caves of Cantabria.

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Cave painting

In archaeology, cave paintings are a type of parietal art (which category also includes petroglyphs, or engravings), found on the wall or ceilings of caves.

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Caves of Monte Castillo

The Caves of Monte Castillo, located in the Cantabrian town of Puente Viesgo, contain one of the most important Paleolithic sites in the region. Cave of El Castillo and Caves of Monte Castillo are caves of Cantabria.

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Confidence interval

Informally, in frequentist statistics, a confidence interval (CI) is an interval which is expected to typically contain the parameter being estimated.

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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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List of Stone Age art

This is a descriptive list of Stone Age art, the period of prehistory characterised by the widespread use of stone tools.

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Lists of World Heritage Sites

This is a list of the lists of World Heritage Sites.

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Lower Paleolithic

The Lower Paleolithic (or Lower Palaeolithic) is the earliest subdivision of the Paleolithic or Old Stone Age.

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Middle Ages

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.

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Ochre

Ochre, iron ochre, or ocher in American English, is a natural clay earth pigment, a mixture of ferric oxide and varying amounts of clay and sand.

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Puente Viesgo

Puente Viesgo is a municipality in Cantabria, Spain. Cave of El Castillo and Puente Viesgo are caves of Cantabria.

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Spain

Spain, formally the Kingdom of Spain, is a country located in Southwestern Europe, with parts of its territory in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and Africa.

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Stratigraphy

Stratigraphy is a branch of geology concerned with the study of rock layers (strata) and layering (stratification).

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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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Uranium–thorium dating

Uranium–thorium dating, also called thorium-230 dating, uranium-series disequilibrium dating or uranium-series dating, is a radiometric dating technique established in the 1960s which has been used since the 1970s to determine the age of calcium carbonate materials such as speleothem or coral.

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World Heritage Committee

The World Heritage Committee is a committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization that selects the sites to be listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including the World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger, defines the use of the World Heritage Fund and allocates financial assistance upon requests from States Parties.

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See also

Bronze Age Spain

Caves containing pictograms in Spain

Caves of Cantabria

Lower Paleolithic

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_of_El_Castillo

Also known as Cueva de El Castillo, Cuevas de El Castillo, El Castillo Cave.