page_title: Isturitz and Oxocelhaya caves
section_title: Isturitz cave
hierarchical_section_title: Isturitz and Oxocelhaya caves / Isturitz cave
caption_attribution_description: English: The entry of the cave of Isturitz Deutsch: Der EIngang der Höhle von Isturitz
context_page_description: The Isturitz and Oxocelhaya caves are an important Paleolithic site where a Neanderthal mandible was found, as well as later modern human finds associated with the Aurignacian, Solutrean and Magdalenian. They also include cave paintings and bone flutes. The caves are located in the Gazetelu hill in the Arberoue Valley in the foothills of Pyrenees, Lower Navarre the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
  The French government has classified the site as a Monument historique since 1953. Occupation by Neanderthal and Homo sapiens communities extends over a period from 80,000–10,000 years BP, and continued to be use until Roman times. The site is discussed within the context of Franco-Cantabrian prehistory, as among the easternmost decorated caves that extended along the Pyrenees and Cantabrian Mountains.
context_section_description: The Isturitz cave is divided into two parts: the Hall of Saint-Martin (or South Hall) and the Main Hall or Hall of Isturitz (or North Hall). At the beginning of the Mesolithic, the opening that faces the town of Saint-Martin-d’Arberoue is estimated to have been 15 and 20 m wide and about 10 m high, making it visible to humans a distance.
caption: Entrance of the Isturitz Cave.
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