Category: Archaeology > Shelter
District: Leiria > Leiria > Casal Capitão > Lapedo
, Situated in the Lapedo Valley, 13 km from Leiria, this rock shelter is famous for the discovery of the "Lapedo child", a Cro-Magnon child approximately 24,000 years old.
, Discovered by archaeologists in 1998, the site revealed human remains buried along with perforated shells and red ochre, dated to approximately 24,500 years ago.
, The Lagar Velho shelter presents a stratigraphic sequence covering a large part of the human occupations of the Upper Paleolithic in the region, between 30,000 and 20,000 years ago.
, Excavations have revealed traces of Gravettian habitation, showing excellent preservation and original spatial organization.
, Located between the parishes of Caranguejeira and Santa Eufémia, the Lapedo Valley is a natural space with diverse flora and fauna, including eagles, ravens, and vegetation such as alders, willows, and vines.
, The construction of an archaeological museum in the Convent of Santo Agostinho in Leiria is planned to house the bone remains discovered in Lagar Velho.
Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abrigo_do_Lagar_Velho
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.pt
Coordinates DD: 39.75542973391899,-8.735831450279823
Coordinates DMS: 39°45'19.5"N 08°44'9.0"W
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