Friday, December 2, 2011

Archaeology: Montanissell Cave - Bronze Age Catalonia

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Montanissell Cave - Bronze Age Catalonia
Dec 2nd 2011, 07:54

There's a mountain in the Catalonia region of Spain called Montanissell where in 2004, amateur spelunkers discovered a karst cave hidden deep within its interior.

Montanissell Mountain in Catalonia
Montanissell Mountain in Catalonia Gustau Erill i Pinyot

Within the cave in a corner of one of its galleries they found a burial dated to the Middle Bronze Age of some 3200 years ago: a group of eight individuals that provides a glimpse into the Middle Bronze Age world. The burial is not typical for Middle Bronze Age burials, and neither is the group of people found within.

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