SpainEl Salt is a Middle Paleolithic cave site near Alcoy, Alicante, Spain, occupied by Neanderthals [1]. Excavations have uncovered six Neanderthal teeth, fire pits, and flint tools dating to roughly 50,000 years ago [1]. The site was abandoned around 45,000 years ago, coinciding with Neanderthal disappearance from the Iberian Peninsula [1]. In 2014, archaeologists discovered the then-oldest known human coprolites at El Salt, revealing that Neanderthals consumed plants [1].
El Salt
| Type | Cave Structures |
|---|---|
| Period | < 4500 BC |
| Country | Spain |
| Coordinates | 38.6874° N, 0.5088° W |