Čertova pec
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Čertova pec | |
.jpg) Čertova pec cave interior | |
  location in Slovakia | |
| Alternative name | Devil's furnace |
|---|---|
| Location | near Radošina, Považský Inovec mountains |
| Region | Nitra Region, Slovakia |
| Coordinates | 48°33′37″N 17°54′55″E / 48.56028°N 17.91528°E / 48.56028; 17.91528 |
| History | |
| Periods | Palaeolithic |
Čertova pec (English: Devil's furnace) is a small karst cave in the Považský Inovec mountains of Slovakia. It is located near Radošina, in the Nitra Region. As well as being a modern recreational site, the cave is known to have yielded material evidence of repeated human presence and habitation during the Stone Age.
Paleontology
The site has yielded relics of multiple habitation phases during the Palaeolithic period.[1] The earliest finds are attributed to the Mousterian culture (associated primarily with Neanderthals).[3] In addition to this is an assemblage of objects tentatively associated with the Szeletian culture, a local designation that roughly corresponds with the contemporary Gravettian culture.[4] A radiocarbon date of Szeletian cultural artifacts suggests prehistoric human presence in the cave at around 38,400 years ago.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Pšenková, Vlasta (1994). Pozoruhodnosti Slovenska. Kubko-Goral. p. 18.
- ↑ Mallows, Lucy (2007). Slovakia. p. 139. ISBN 978-1841621883.
- ↑ Strhan, Milan; Daniel, David P. (1994). Slovakia and the Slovaks: A Concise Encyclopedia. Encyclopedical Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. p. 492.
- 1 2 Adams, B. (2009). "Bukk Mountain Szeletian". In Camps, Marta; Chauhan, Parth (eds.). Sourcebook of Paleolithic Transitions: Methods, Theories, and Interpretations. Springer. p. 432. ISBN 978-0387764870.
External links
- Devil's Furnace Cave, Topoľčany Cluster project
