Cave of Aroeira

The Cave of Aroeira is an archaeological and paleoanthropological site in the Portuguese Estremadura Limestone Massif. The cave is located in the village of Almonda, in the civil parish of Zibreira, in the municipality of Torres Novas in the district of Santarém. The cave contained stones from the Paleolithic Acheulean culture, and the skull of Homo heidelbergensis, circa 400,000 years old. The discovery of Aroeira 3 was announced in spring 2017 - the earliest human trace in Portugal.

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Aroeira Cave
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Location: 39.5056, -8.6158, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Alviela Cave ⓘ
  cave in Portugal

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  Cave of Aroeira ⓘ
  cave and archaeological site in Portugal

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  Gruta da Marmota ⓘ
  cultural heritage monument in Alcanena, Portugal

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  Gruta da Nascente do Almonda ⓘ
  cultural heritage monument in Torres Novas, Portugal

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  Gruta do Caldeirão ⓘ
  cultural heritage monument in Tomar, Portugal

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  Grutas da Moeda ⓘ
  

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  Grutas de Mira de Aire ⓘ
  

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  Grutas de Santo António ⓘ
  

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  Grutas existentes na freguesia de Lapas ⓘ
  cultural heritage monument in Torres Novas, Portugal

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  Lapa do Picareiro ⓘ
  prehistoric archaeological site in Alcanena, in the Ribatejo region, of Portugal

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  Moinhos Velhos ⓘ
  cultural heritage monument in Porto de Mós, Portugal

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  Pedreira Histórica de Pidiogo ⓘ
  

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  Pedreira Histórica de Valinho do Rei ⓘ
  

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  Pedreira Histórica do Caramulo ⓘ
  

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  Mina de Carvão das Barrojeiras ⓘ
  

1854-01-01T00:00:00Z

1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

1854 — 1956 Mina de Carvão das Barrojeiras

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Aroeira Stratigraphy

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	cave		Alviela Cave	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Cave of Aroeira	archaeological site, cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Gruta da Marmota	cultural heritage, cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Gruta da Nascente do Almonda	grotto, archaeological site, cultural heritage	Wikidata
site	cave		Gruta do Caldeirão	cultural heritage, cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Grutas da Moeda	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Grutas de Mira de Aire	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Grutas de Santo António	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Grutas existentes na freguesia de Lapas	archaeological site, cultural heritage, cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Lapa do Picareiro	archaeological site, cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Moinhos Velhos	cultural heritage, cave	Wikidata
site	mine		Pedreira Histórica de Pidiogo	cultural heritage, quarry	Wikidata
site	mine		Pedreira Histórica de Valinho do Rei	cultural heritage, quarry	Wikidata
site	mine		Pedreira Histórica do Caramulo	cultural heritage, quarry	Wikidata
site	mine	1854	Mina de Carvão das Barrojeiras	coal mine, cultural heritage	Wikidata
commons	image		Aroeira Stratigraphy		Commons