Atapuerca Mountains

The Atapuerca Mountains is a karstic hill formation near the village of Atapuerca in the province of Burgos, northern Spain [1]. Rich fossil deposits and stone tool assemblages have been discovered which are attributed to the earliest known hominin residents in Western Europe [1]. The Atapuerca Mountains are a mid-altitude karstic range of small foothills around 1,080 m above sea level [1]. In 2008 scholars identified a new genus and species of red-toothed shrew from the Pleistocene layers of the Gran Dolina cave [1].