Cave of Salemas

The Cave of Salemas is located close to the village of Lousa in the municipality of Loures in the Lisbon District of Portugal. Discovered by archaeologists during the 1950s, the cave appears to have been occupied by humans as a temporary refuge during the Upper Paleolithic and used as a tomb during the Neolithic.

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  Artificial caves of Alapraia ⓘ
  cultural heritage monument in Cascais, Portugal

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  Assafora Cave ⓘ
  cave in Portugal

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  Casal (ou Quinta) de Porto Côvo, incluindo a Gruta natural de Porto Côvo ⓘ
  

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  Cave of Pego do Diabo ⓘ
  cave and archaeological site in Portugal

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  Cave of Salemas ⓘ
  cave and archaeological site in Portugal

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  Gruta artificial da época calcolítica, aberta em argila compacta, existente no lugar de Ermejeira ⓘ
  cultural heritage monument in Torres Vedras, Portugal

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  Gruta da Pedra Furada ⓘ
  cave and archaeological site in Portugal

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  Gruta do Poço Velho ⓘ
  cultural heritage monument in Cascais, Portugal

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  Alcântara I Tunnel ⓘ
  

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  Túnel do Baptista Russo ⓘ
  

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  Tunel do Rossio ⓘ
  

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Limestone outcrop where the Cave of Salemas is found

Entrance to Cave of Salemas

Interior of the Cave of Salemas

The Cave of Salemas

Interior of the Cave of Salemas

Interior of the Cave of Salemas

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1128	Portugal	country, sovereign state	Wikidata
site	cave		Artificial caves of Alapraia	grotto, archaeological site, cultural heritage, cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Assafora Cave	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Casal (ou Quinta) de Porto Côvo, incluindo a Gruta natural de Porto Côvo	casal, cultural heritage, necropolis, cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Cave of Pego do Diabo	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Cave of Salemas	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Gruta artificial da época calcolítica, aberta em argila compacta, existente no lugar de Ermejeira	artificial cave, grotto, cultural heritage	Wikidata
site	cave		Gruta da Pedra Furada	archaeological site, cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Gruta do Poço Velho	cultural heritage, cave	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Alcântara I Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Túnel do Baptista Russo	road tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Tunel do Rossio	railway tunnel	Wikidata
commons	image		Limestone outcrop where the Cave of Salemas is found		Commons
commons	image		Entrance to Cave of Salemas		Commons
commons	image		Interior of the Cave of Salemas		Commons
commons	image		The Cave of Salemas		Commons
commons	image		Interior of the Cave of Salemas		Commons
commons	image		Interior of the Cave of Salemas		Commons