Cueva de Bolomor

Cueva de Bolomor, or Bolomor Cave, is an archaeological site near Tavernes de la Valldigna in the Valencian Community, Spain [1]. It was occupied over a long period of time, between 350,000 and 120,000 years ago [1]. Four Neanderthal remains have been recovered in excavations that were begun in 1989: a fragment of a fibula, two teeth, and a nearly complete parietal bone from an adult [1]. All date from the late Middle/early Late Pleistocene [1]. The cave today is more a rock shelter, of about 35 metres in length and 17 metres wide, and 20 metres deep with an irregular interior [1]. Archaeologists recognize a stratigraphy of 17 layers [1]. Three main periods of occupation are recognized: 350,000 years ago, 200,000 to 150,000 years ago, and 120,000 years ago [1]. Human occupants ate a wide variety of animals, including ungulates of all sizes, besides tortoises and birds [1].