Tito Bustillo Cave

Tito Bustillo Cave
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The Tito Bustillo Cave is a prehistoric rock shelter located in Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain [1]. Inhabited by Cro-Magnon humans before 10,000 BC, the cave's entrance was sealed by a rock collapse thousands of years ago, which enabled exceptional preservation of artifacts, tools, and wall paintings discovered in 1968 [1]. Archaeological evidence indicates significant human presence during the Magdalenian culture of the Upper Paleolithic, though the site was likely occupied earlier [1].

TypeCave Structures
Period< 4500 BC
CountrySpain
Coordinates43.4609° N, 5.0677° W

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