Cueva de Bolomor

Cueva de Bolomor (Bolomor Cave) is a karst cave near Tavernes de la Valldigna in the Valencian Community, Spain, occupied over three main periods between 350,000 and 120,000 years ago. Four Neanderthal remains have been recovered since excavations began in 1989: a fibula fragment, two teeth, and a nearly complete adult parietal bone. The 17-layer stratigraphy preserves evidence of diverse subsistence practices including hunting of ungulates, tortoises, birds, and young elephants, along with fifteen hearths ranging from 250,000 to 100,000 years old. Pollen analysis revealed the Neanderthals lived amid hazel shrubs, strawberry trees, carob trees, and chestnuts in a mild Mediterranean climate.