Sierra de Atapuerca caves, Arlanzón, Burgos, Castile and Leon, Spaini
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Sierra de Atapuerca caves | Group of Caves |
| Arlanzón | Municipality |
| Burgos | Province |
| Castile and Leon | Autonomous Community |
| Spain | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 21' North , 3° 30' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Caves
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Atapuerca | 201 (2012) | 3.1km |
| Ibeas de Juarros | 1,279 (2012) | 3.6km |
| Arlanzón | 421 (2012) | 4.6km |
| Cardeñuela-Ríopico | 110 (2008) | 4.9km |
| Orbaneja-Ríopico | 174 (2008) | 6.9km |
The Atapuerca Mountains (Spanish: Sierra de Atapuerca) is a karstic hill formation near the village of Atapuerca in the province of Burgos (autonomous community of Castile and Leon), northern Spain.
In a still ongoing excavation campaign, rich fossil deposits and stone tool assemblages have been discovered which are attributed to the earliest known hominin residents in Western Europe. This "exceptional reserve of data" has been deposited during extensive Lower Paleolithic presence, as the Atapuerca Mountains served as the preferred occupation site of Homo erectus, Homo antecessor, Homo heidelbergensis and Homo neanderthalensis communities. The earliest specimen so far unearthed and reliably dated confirm an age between 1.2 million and 630,000 years.
The Archaeological site of Atapuerca is a World Heritage Site. Some finds are exhibited in the nearby Museum of Human Evolution, in Burgos.
See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeological_site_of_Atapuerca
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Monetite | 8.AD.10 | Ca(PO3OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Monetite | Ca(PO3OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Monetite | Ca(PO3OH) |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Monetite | Ca(PO3OH) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Monetite | Ca(PO3OH) |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atapuerca_Mountains |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q48782131 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- West Austerian Leonese ZoneOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
Iberian PeninsulaPeninsula
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