Roca dels Bous
Roca dels Bous is an archaeological site located in Sant Llorenç de Montgai, in the Catalan Pyrenees, Spain. Since 1988 the Autonomous University of Barcelona and the UCL Institute of Archaeology study and record the fossil sequence of southern European Neanderthals who inhabited the area during the Middle Paleolithic approximately 50,000 years ago.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Plaça de la Font and Monteró.
Plaça de la Font
Square
Photo: Isidre blanc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plaça de la Font is a square, which is situated 690 metres southwest of Roca dels Bous.
Castell de Llorenç de Montgai
Castle
Photo: Isidre blanc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castell de Llorenç de Montgai is a castle, which is situated 1½ km west of Roca dels Bous.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sant Llorenç de Montgai and Vilanova de la Sal.
Vilanova de la Sal
Hamlet
Photo: Isidre blanc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vilanova de la Sal is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km west of Roca dels Bous.
La Maçana
Hamlet
Photo: Teresa Llena, CC BY-SA 4.0.
La Maçana is a hamlet, which is situated 7 km northeast of Roca dels Bous.
Roca dels Bous
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in northern Spain
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Camarasa, Lleida, Catalonia, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.87428° or 41° 52′ 27″ northLongitude
0.84591° or 0° 50′ 45″ eastOpen location code
8FH2VRFW+P9OpenStreetMap ID
node 2898874667OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q15649237
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Roca dels Bous” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “jaciment de la Roca dels Bous”
- Catalan: “Jaciment de la Roca dels Bous”
- Catalan: “Roca dels Bous”
- Spanish: “Roca dels Bous”
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Highlights include La Roca dels Bous and Mas del Cinto.
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