Sima de los Huesos

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:age 430,000 years
gptkbp:animal_species_found Canis mosbachensis (Mosbach wolf)
Cervus elaphus (red deer)
Panthera leo fossilis (cave lion)
Ursus deningeri (Deninger's bear)
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Middle_Pleistocene
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Cueva_Mayor
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Acheulean_tools
animal fossils
hominin fossils
gptkbp:coordinates 42.3556°N 3.5125°W
gptkbp:country gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:discoveredBy 1976
gptkbp:DNA_recovered gptkb:mitochondrial_DNA
nuclear DNA
gptkbp:excavation_ongoing_since 1983
gptkbp:hand_axe_material red quartzite
gptkbp:hominin_species_found gptkb:Homo_sapiens
gptkb:early_Neanderthals
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sima de los Huesos
gptkbp:length 12 meters
gptkbp:location gptkb:Atapuerca_Mountains
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:Atapuerca_Foundation
gptkbp:maximumDepth 13 meters
gptkbp:notable_for large number of hominin remains
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:hand_axe_(Excalibur)
gptkbp:notablePublication gptkb:Science_(2013):_mitochondrial_genome_of_hominins
Nature (2016): nuclear DNA of hominins
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Miguelón_(skull_5)
vertical shaft
gptkbp:number_of_hominin_bones over 6,500
gptkbp:number_of_individuals_represented at least 28
gptkbp:openToPublic restricted
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Atapuerca_archaeological_complex
gptkbp:province gptkb:Burgos
gptkbp:research_led_by gptkb:Juan_Luis_Arsuaga
gptkbp:significance insight into Neanderthal evolution
oldest hominin DNA sequenced
gptkbp:site_formation_process natural pit accumulation
possible deliberate disposal
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 2000
yes
gptkbp:usedFor possible intentional body deposition
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Atapuerca,_Spain
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5