Čertova pec

Čertova pec

Photograph of cave interior

Čertova pec
Shown within Slovakia
Location Považský Inovec
Coordinates 48°33′37″N 17°54′55″E / 48.560278°N 17.915278°E / 48.560278; 17.915278
Type Cave
History
Periods Paleolithic

Čertova pec (English: Devil's furnace) is a small karst cave in the Považský Inovec mountains of Slovakia. It located near Radošina, in the Nitra Region. As well as being a modern recreational site, the cave is known for yielding evidence for human habitation in the Stone Age.

Overview

The cave is located in the Považský Inovec mountains. The total length of the cave is 27 metres.[1] It is protected as an important paleontological site.[1] The area around Certova pec is also a recreational complex which includes a motel, a campsite, and a playground.[1] Three hiking trails go there.[2]

Paleontology

The site has yielded relics of multiple habitation in the Palaeolithic period.[1] The earliest finds are from the Mousterian culture (associated primarily with Neanderthals).[3] In addition to this is an assemblage of finds tentatively associated with the Szeletian culture (roughly contemporary with the Gravettian culture).[4] A radiocarbon date for this Szeletian activity in the cave is 38,400 BP.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Pšenková, Vlasta (1994). Pozoruhodnosti Slovenska. Kubko-Goral. p. 18.
  2. ↑ Mallows, Lucy (2007). Slovakia. p. 139. ISBN 1841621889.
  3. ↑ Strhan, Milan; Daniel, David P. (1994). Slovakia and the Slovaks: A Concise Encyclopedia. Encyclopedical Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. p. 492.
  4. 1 2 Adams, B. (2009). "Bukk Mountain Szeletian". In Camps, Marta; Chauhan, Parth. Sourcebook of Paleolithic Transitions: Methods, Theories, and Interpretations. Springer. p. 432. ISBN 0387764879.
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