Synthesis of New Parietal and Portable Art Discoveries in the Caves of Isturitz and Oxocelhaya (Pyrénées‑Atlantiques): 1996 / 2009
Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: Located in the heart of the French Basque Country (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), 12 km from Hasparren, the group of three caves, Isturitz, Oxocelhaya and Erberua, constitutes a heritage site of utmost importance since the caves contain many remains of human activities attesting to an intensive daily life (hunting site and social gathering site), as well as abundant and diverse parietal and portable art production activities, spanning the entire Upper Paleolithic.The main archaeological discoveries,...
Source: Palethnologie
Author: Aude Labarge
Language: English
Subfield: Archeology
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4381740337