The Nerja Cave is located near the coast in Malaga, Spain. Analysis of the cave's archaeological layers dating from 25,000 to 4,000 years ago provide information about climate changes and human occupation at the site. Remains found in the cave include bones, ceramics, textiles, cave paintings, and burials, indicating it was used as a habitat, burial site, and place for artistic expression. Some of the oldest known cave paintings, dated to 42,000 years ago, were discovered here and may have been created by Neanderthals.

1. NERJA CAVE
Pilar Quirós iniesta

2.  Location
 Clime
 Interesting data-Historical development
 Material Remains
 Sources

3.  Nerja(’s) Cave is a cave located in a town called
Maro, municipality of Nerja (Málaga). It was
discovered on the 12th January 1959.

4.  The particular location of the site, near the coast,
provides information about the climate in the past,
the changes produced due to the sea level, the
diversity and amount of resources exploited by
every human community.

5.  The climate became warmer and there were
changes in the flora and fauna. Climate change
became its temperate climate in desert.
 In the cave there were variations in temperature
depending on the area, as it happens nowadays.

6.  The total surface of the cave is 35,484m2 and
its total volume is 64,379m3.
 It is divided into three main parts:
-Touristic galleries
-High galleries
-New galleries

8.  The cavity preserved archaeological layers covering some
chronologies between 25,000 and 4,000 ago.
 Archaeological Available data indicate that the Nerja Cave was
used as habitat, burial cave and place where its inhabitants
did artistic representations, among other activities.
 The study of the archaeological remains allows the Scientifics
to find out the chronological and cultural sequence of
occupation of the site

9.  In 2012 some art remains were dated about 42,000 years old
and they could be the first artwork known in the humanity
history. The paintings about seals could have been done by
Neanderthals.
 In 1961 it was declared Artistic Historical Monument and in
1985 it was declared Property of Cultural Interest.
 In 2006 it was again declared Property of Cultural Interest,
but now in the category of Archaeological place.

10.  In the cave the archaeologist found different material
remains: bones from different animals, ceramics, textiles,
parietal art and different types of burial. They also found
some human bones.
Ceramics
Parietal art
Human bones

11.  During this period hominids began to decorate
pottery. Here are some examples:

12.  http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cueva_de_Nerja
 roble.pntic.mec.es/fpef0013/prehistoriaparaprincipia
ntes/Neolitico.html
 http://www.archaeonerja.com/cueva-de-nerja.html
 http://www.cuevadenerja.es/
 http://www.cuevadenerja.es/index.php?modulo=nac
_secuencia
 http://www.cuevadenerja.es/archivos/publi_182_Sag
_extra12_GBorjaetal_Cap10.pdf