Čertova pec
Cave and archaeological site in Slovakia
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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.
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Čertova pec | |
Čertova pec cave interior | |
  Čertova pec 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 |
| History | |
| Periods | Palaeolithic |
Overview
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]
