Remains of tools and animals from 14,000 years ago found in the Cova de la Foia in Vilafranca



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## Remains of tools and animals from 14,000 years ago found in the Cova de la Foia in Vilafranca

19/07/2019 |
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A project led by Dídac Román, a researcher at the Universitat Jaume I, and Inés Domingo, a lecturer at the University of Barcelona, has led to the discovery and recovery of thousands of archaeological remains, mainly lithic industry and fauna, during the fifth excavation campaign in the cave. These findings, which belong to a period at the end of the Palaeolithic period known as the Epimagdalenian period, show that the Cova de la Foia was occupied some 14,000 years ago. To date, it is the oldest site found in the northern regions of Castellón.

The research carried out in this cave is part of several research projects that aim to study human occupations and artistic manifestations of humans from the Palaeolithic to the early Neolithic in the counties of Castellón.

The meticulous work carried out has allowed the research staff and the group of students and recent graduates in Archaeology from different parts of Spain to excavate two layers of 5 cm in which they have found mainly stone tools (arrowheads, knives...) and remains of animals.

The presence of a high number of these elements makes the research team think that this site should be a main habitat for nomadic groups in which they "spent long periods".

The results of this finding will allow a comparison with other studies of the area to understand the evolution and cultural and economic characteristics of the human groups that inhabited this territory at the end of the Palaeolithic, as well as to know how this period developed in the province of Castellón.

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