Southern Portugal

The Middle Paleolithic occupation of Gruta do Escoural (Southern Portugal)

Gruta do Escoural is one of the few cave sites in southern Portugal where Middle Paleolithic occupations have been identified. This project, funded by the Wenner-Gren Foundation, will resume geoarchaeological work at the southern entrance of the cave where a series of Neanderthal occupations have been previously identified and dated to ca. 48 ka cal BP.