Yacimiento paleoantropológico ‘Sima de las Palomas’

Yacimiento paleoantropológico ‘Sima de las Palomas’ is in San Javier, Murcia, Murcia. Yacimiento paleoantropológico ‘Sima de las Palomas’ is situated nearby to the nature reserve Paisaje Protegido Cabezo Gordo, as well as near the town San Javier.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sima de las Palomas and Cabezo Gordo.

Sima de las Palomas

Cave

Photo: Elena Ortuño, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sima de las Palomas is on Cabezo Gordo, located between Balsicas and San Javier in the Murcia region of Spain. It was inhabited for tens of thousands of years, by Neanderthals and others.

Cabezo Gordo

Peak

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Cabezo Gordo is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Javier and Balsicas.

San Javier

Town

Photo: El’murciano, CC BY-SA 4.0.

San Javier is a town of some 32,000 inhabitants in Murcia in the southeast of Spain. Its main claim to fame is the international Jazz Festival held here every year since 1998. The town has also hosted the Spanish Air Force Academy since the 1920s. San Javier is situated 6 km east of Yacimiento paleoantropológico ‘Sima de las Palomas’.

Balsicas

Neighborhood

Balsicas is a locality in the municipality of Torre-Pacheco in the autonomous community of Murcia, Spain. It has a population of 3,305 inhabitants. Balsicas is situated 6 km west of Yacimiento paleoantropológico ‘Sima de las Palomas’.